About Robert A. Stebbins Robert A. Stebbins is a professor of Sociology at the University of Calgary. He is author of The Franco-Calgarians: French Language, Leisure, and Linguistic Lifestyle in an Anglophone City and Amateurs, Professionals, and Serious Leisure. Books by Robert A. Stebbins Serious Leisure and Individuality by (author) Elie Cohen-Gewerc & Robert A. Stebbins Amateurs, Professionals, and Serious Leisure by (author) Robert A. Stebbins Laugh-Makers Stand-Up Comedy as Art, Business, and Life-Style by (author) Robert A. Stebbins