This sociological study claims that work and leisure don’t always have to be separate and emphasizes instead the positive relationship between work and leisure, dubbed ’occupational devotion’
by the author, defined here as a sense of achievement in and attachment to work. The study examines the forces that encourage people to enter, stay in, and leave their work, and charts the
manifestations of occupational devotion in history, religion, work, and leisure. The author also examines gender and class aspects of occupational devotion. The book was originally published in
2004 in hardcover. This paperback reprint contains a new preface reviewing the book’s concepts and looking at current work in the field. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR
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