Casual leisure is an immediately, intrinsically rewarding, relatively short-lived, pleasurable core activity, requiring little or no special training to enjoy it. It is fundamentally hedonic, pursued for its significant level of pure enjoyment, or pleasure. The termed was coined by Robert A. Stebbins (1982) in a conceptual statement about serious leisure, which depicted its casual counterpart as all activity not classifiable as serious. As a scientific concept casual leisure languished in this residual status, until Rojek (1997) and Stebbins (1997; 2001) belatedly recognized its centrality in leisure studies. Stebbins sought to elaborate the idea as a sensitizing concept for exploratory research, as he had earlier for the idea of serious leisure.
In broad, colloquial language casual leisure, hedonic as it is, could serve as the scientific term for doing what comes naturally. Yet, despite the seemingly trivial nature of most casual leisure, I argue elsewhere that it is nonetheless important in personal and social life (Stebbins, 2001b).
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Techno music that is made or played by a DJ or producer that is not strictly mainstream, yet not quite underground/leftfield.
I don't recognize most of the music that Loxxe plays, but I've heard her sneak in a few Drumcode tracks, so I would say her style these days is business casual techno.
At Time Warp last year Anna and Amelie Lens were on the bill, but they also had Sonja Moonear so I would say they opted for a fairly business-casual techno lineup.
At Time Warp last year Anna and Amelie Lens were on the bill, but they also had Sonja Moonear so I would say they opted for a fairly business-casual techno lineup.
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Instead of hassling the politicians and mega-corps, some casual terrorists randomly blocked the bridge and made me miss my doctor's appointment! I may agree with their cause but still hate everything about their indiscriminate actions.
Jim Crow sit-ins were not casual terrorism because they were protesting at the sites of injustice.
Jim Crow sit-ins were not casual terrorism because they were protesting at the sites of injustice.
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Friends: "Hey, Did anyone hear about the new Battlefield coming out? We were thinking of trying it out!"
Casual Gamer: "Nah, I tried to play the beta (lying) and uninstalled it because the game I always play (2k and nothing else) is much better."
Friends: "Dude, all you ever play is 2K. You're such a casual gamer."
Casual Gamer: "Nah, I tried to play the beta (lying) and uninstalled it because the game I always play (2k and nothing else) is much better."
Friends: "Dude, all you ever play is 2K. You're such a casual gamer."
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