Serious Leisure and Recreation Specialization: An Uneasy Marriage Academic Article

abstract

• A case is made to wed research on serious leisure and recreation specialization. Before such a marriage can occur, the strengths and differences of the two perspectives must be examined. In this article, four important contributions of the recreation specialization are put forward that will further our understanding of serious leisure and intense forms of leisure. These are (1) there is diversity among participants involved in the same leisure activity, (2) we can quantify recreation specialization and serious leisure, (3) there are gradations of seriousness and specialization, and (4) there are practical applications of understanding that participants vary along a specialization continuum. 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

authors

• Scott, David

published proceedings

• LEISURE SCIENCES

author list (cited authors)

• Scott, D.

citation count

• 43

complete list of authors

• Scott, David

publication date

• January 2012

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Leisure Sciences: an interdisciplinary journal  Journal

keywords

• Casual Leisure
• Recreation Specialization
• Serious Leisure

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/01490400.2012.687645

start page

• 366

end page

• 371

volume

• 34

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F01490400.2012.687645