which is a term he coined in 1982 and elaborated in 2007. Since the beginning of his career, Stebbin's work has focused on developing a grounded theory of leisure of all types. A research sub-area that Stebbins most worked on is amateur musicians. He authored an article in 1969 about jazz musicians and role distance behavior. The purpose of this paper was to counter the confusion and vagueness associated with the concept of role distance. He proposed a comprehensive definition of role distance and explained the concept and kinds of role distance behaviors and elaborated these concepts by observing the role distance behaviors in jazz musicians. In 1978, Stebbins researched about the creation of high culture and the role of American amateur classical musician. He explainsed the interplay of high culture with the other three types of culture and studies jazz amateurs’ interaction with jazz professionals to explain the professional-amateur-public system. He proposes a new method to analyze high cultures. Another crucial research area of Stebbins is serious leisure perspective. Since this was a term he coined himself, he published an article in 1982 explaining the term. He describes serious pleasure as the main paths people take to achieve their full potential. He explains the main types of serious leisure perspective and in another article, relates SLP with dabbling. He examines dabbling in detail and also explains its role in creating a career in music and other serious pastimes. Most of Stebbins research is consolidated and published as books. He has authored more than 50 books and monographs. In 1971, he published ‘Commitment to Deviance: The Nonprofessional Criminal in the Community’ which was reviewed in Social Forces as a book that is “useful not only to those interested in the study of deviance, but those interested in the idea of commitment as a means of studying any kind of behavior.” In the review, the book is also recommended to “professions which deal with the problems of publicly labeled deviants”. Stebbins published “Amateurs: On the Margin Between Work and Leisure” in 1979. This book sheds light to three amateur communities and shows the features of amateur perspective. Marianne Gosztonyi Ainley from University of Chicago Press Journals writes that the author “offers useful definitions for amateurs and professionals” and that “Much of the subsequent text is sociologically minded.” In 1991, Lori V. Morris reviews Stebbins book “The Laugh-Makers: Stand-Up Comedy as Art,