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Cohen-Gewerc, Elie; Stebbins, Robert A.

doi:10.1080/16078055.2017.1345482

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“…Yet, serious leisure seekers are not solely driven by skill acquisition and socialisation (Cohen-Gewerc and Stebbins, 2013). In co-created experiences, the presence of others fosters relationship building and group identity (Gannon et al , 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Through serious leisure activities, participants gain “long-lasting and deeper” personal values (e.g. self-enrichment and self-actualisation) alongside the formation of group identity (Cohen-Gewerc and Stebbins, 2013; Scott, 2012). Understanding why serious leisure seekers engage in activities is, therefore, important, as antecedent stimulants vary and can lead to different outcomes.…”

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A serious leisure perspective of culinary tourism co-creation: the influence of prior knowledge, physical environment and service quality

Prayag

Gannon

Muskat

et al. 2020

IJCHM

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Purpose Recognising tourists’ increasing desire for authentic destination-specific experiences, the hospitality industry has responded by increasing provision of innovative culinary activities. This study aims to use the concepts of serious leisure and terroir to examine how knowledge, physical environment and service quality influence co-creation within the culinary tourism context. Design/methodology/approach Following cooking class participation, 575 domestic Iranian tourists were surveyed. These educational classes provide opportunities to learn about local foods alongside peers in an interactive setting. Consistent with the benefits of serious leisure, this consumption context could prove conducive to stimulating co-creation. Findings Prior knowledge strongly influences tourists’ reflective and recreational motives for participation (i.e. the benefits of serious leisure). This shapes how tourists evaluate physical environments and service quality therein; influencing value co-creation and supporting serious leisure as the conceptual lens through which to understand experiential culinary consumption. Research limitations/implications The proposed conceptual model was tested on domestic tourists following class participation. However, in suggesting that visually-stimulating, tactile premises with the olfactory appeal can encourage co-created experiences, the findings are relevant to service touch-point management more generally. Originality/value Recognizing the influential role played by the physical and social aspects of experiential consumption, the serious leisure framework improves an extant understanding of value co-creation.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

A serious leisure perspective of culinary tourism co-creation: the influence of prior knowledge, physical environment and service quality

Prayag

Gannon

Muskat

et al. 2020

IJCHM

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“…While serious leisure pursuits often involve 'a pursuit of detailed knowledge' (Hunt, 2004: 402), that knowledge still needs to be performed and embodied for it to be recognized by others and of real worth to both the individual and the group (Cohen-Gewerc & Stebbins, 2013). Here and elsewhere we see how Real Ale enthusiasts derive pleasure regarding themselves as competent connoisseurs and also benefit from status when this is recognized by others.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…A serious leisure activity or pursuit, therefore, involves considerable effort which marks it out from its conceptual opposite, casual leisure, which is characterized by the ease or simplicity of actions and activities. Rather than a shallow distraction from work and the ennui of life under modern capitalism (Clarke & Critcher, 1985), serious leisure can be seen to add meaning and value to the lives of participants and can readily become a significant source of personal or group identification in ways which casual leisure does not (Cohen-Gewerc & Stebbins, 2013). The serious leisure perspective has been applied and tested in a range of empirical studies (Shen & Yarnal, 2010).…”

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‘Real Ale’ Enthusiasts, Serious Leisure and the Costs of Getting ‘Too Serious’ About Beer

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2015

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Rethinking Spaces of Leisure: How People Living with Dementia Use the Opportunities Leisure Centres Provide to Promote their Identity and Place in the World

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We report on research that found joining activities within community leisure and fitness centres (Centres) enabled people living with dementia to create meaning about everyday life and foster identity. Focusing on three Centres in England, the study was informed by the experiences and accounts of four people living with dementia, their life-partner (if applicable) and the sports professional most closely associated with the person as each participated within a range of leisure opportunities. The methodology was underpinned by phenomenological philosophy and utilised participative methods. Theoretically, the paper draws upon considerations of serious leisure that provide ways in which the participants’ experiences could be understood and wider implications considered. Conceptual themes we derived from the data analysis were place, citizenship, and belonging (where the Centre acting as a physical space was important); identity and interaction (where the focus was upon space making and embodiment); safe spaces and care (i.e., how wellbeing was sustained and how participation and meaningful engagement occurred within the space); and, the value of Centres as opportunity structures (where all of these themes coalesced). Amid current public health debates over resourcing and care, this research provides timely insights and continued needed debates on the relationship between adequate social, economic and political support/resourcing, and the ability of Centres to facilitate and sustain meaningful and safe spaces. Beyond, we suggest our findings offer learning that might extend to wider contexts; for example, through including Centres within social care and health initiatives, where emphasis will be upon participation as a citizen rather than as a patient.

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A serious leisure perspective of culinary tourism co-creation: the influence of prior knowledge, physical environment and service quality

A serious leisure perspective of culinary tourism co-creation: the influence of prior knowledge, physical environment and service quality

‘Real Ale’ Enthusiasts, Serious Leisure and the Costs of Getting ‘Too Serious’ About Beer

Rethinking Spaces of Leisure: How People Living with Dementia Use the Opportunities Leisure Centres Provide to Promote their Identity and Place in the World

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