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Record 1 2010-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Recreation
CONT

According to Super's (1984) life-stage theory of career development, people play a variety of roles (child, student, worker, spouse ... "leisurite", annuitant, patient) as they mature and they play them in a variety of theatres (home, community, school, workplace, retirement community). A person's occupational role may change several times during a lifetime ... Typically, people play several roles simultaneously, in several theatres ....

OBS

-ite: suffix forming nouns ... a person associated with, as in laborite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des loisirs
OBS

Équivalent proposé par le Service de linguistique de Radio-Canada. Formé sur le modèle de curiste, excursionniste, touriste.

Spanish

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