-(A) great summary of research and concepts in leisure and an excellent starting point for a theoretical debate about -positiveness- in the personal and public sphere. Well written and very accessible, even for readers not familiar with sociology. Summing Up: Highly recommended.-
-G. K. Hearn, Choice
-Stebbins elects to focus not on social problems, but on how people construct meaningful, happy, and fulfilled lives; this he calls Positive Sociology, and contrasts this approach with the -negativity- of problem centered mainstream sociology....Aside from sociologists of leisure, scholars interested in collective action might take note of Stebbins' approach.-
--Contemporary Sociology
-Stebbins has an engaging writing style with a penchant for semantic exactness in an exact science. . . . The book should be essential reading for students of leisure. It offers a leading edge for researchers who may wish to explore the attractive side of leisure.-
-Francis Lobo, World Leisure Journal
"(A) great summary of research and concepts in leisure and an excellent starting point for a theoretical debate about "positiveness" in the personal and public sphere. Well written and very accessible, even for readers not familiar with sociology. Summing Up: Highly recommended."
-G. K. Hearn, Choice
"Stebbins elects to focus not on social problems, but on how people construct meaningful, happy, and fulfilled lives; this he calls Positive Sociology, and contrasts this approach with the "negativity" of problem centered mainstream sociology....Aside from sociologists of leisure, scholars interested in collective action might take note of Stebbins' approach."
--Contemporary Sociology
"Stebbins has an engaging writing style with a penchant for semantic exactness in an exact science. . . . The book should be essential reading for students of leisure. It offers a leading edge for researchers who may wish to explore the attractive side of leisure."
-Francis Lobo, World Leisure Journal
"(A) great summary of research and concepts in leisure and an excellent starting point for a theoretical debate about "positiveness" in the personal and public sphere. Well written and very accessible, even for readers not familiar with sociology. Summing Up: Highly recommended."
-G. K. Hearn, "Choice"
"Stebbins elects to focus not on social problems, but on how people construct meaningful, happy, and fulfilled lives; this he calls Positive Sociology, and contrasts this approach with the "negativity" of problem centered mainstream sociology....Aside from sociologists of leisure, scholars interested in collective action might take note of Stebbins' approach."
--Contemporary Sociology
"Stebbins has an engaging writing style with a penchant for semantic exactness in an exact science. . . . The book should be essential reading for students of leisure. It offers a leading edge for researchers who may wish to explore the attractive side of leisure."
-Francis Lobo, World Leisure Journal
"(A) great summary of research and concepts in leisure and an excellent starting point for a theoretical debate about "positiveness" in the personal and public sphere. Well written and very accessible, even for readers not familiar with sociology. Summing Up: Highly recommended."
-G. K. Hearn, "Choice"
"Stebbins elects to focus not on social problems, but on how people construct meaningful, happy, and fulfilled lives; this he calls Positive Sociology, and contrasts this approach with the "negativity" of problem centered mainstream sociology....Aside from sociologists of leisure, scholars interested in collective action might take note of Stebbins' approach."
--Contemporary Sociology
"Stebbins has an engaging writing style with a penchant for semantic exactness in an exact science. . . . The book should be essential reading for students of leisure. It offers a leading edge for researchers who may wish to explore the attractive side of leisure."
-Francis Lobo, World Leisure Journal
