Chapter 10- leisure and productivity part 1

Question 1

Bleisure

Answer 1

adding personal travel days to a business trip

Question 2

1. Work is a less desirable human condition, and leisure is needed to control or overcome its problematic effects.
2. Work is the expected human state and its leisure’s role is to support it.
3. Relationship is neutral.

are examples of?

Answer 2

possible relationships between work and leisure

Question 3

what did Keynes believe in

Answer 3

believed that people had a finite quality of material needs which might one day be fully satisfied

Question 4

Hsee et al. (2013) found that, much like “mindless” eating can lead to overeating, “______ _______” can lead to “overearning”

Answer 4

Mindless accumulations

Question 5

what are results of over-earning

Answer 5

• Might be becoming more common as technology advances and wages increases.
• Was wasteful because it requires additional resources that could otherwise be conserved.

Question 6

strategy for work-life balance

Answer 6

Common strategy when hiring a new employee is to offer a low salary but lots of incentives (e.g., performance bonuses).

Question 7

strategy for work-wealth balance

Answer 7

Alternative strategy is to offer a new employee higher initial pay so he/she will give up his/her personal life.

Question 8

supply

Answer 8

the behaviour of producers and sellers

Question 9

demands

Answer 9

the behaviour of buyers. the quantity of product or services that buyers demand varies with the price

Question 10

scarcity

Answer 10

wanting a product most when in competition for it

Question 11

4 types of commercial recreation services

Answer 11

1. TRAVEL / TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY: primary function is the movement of people.
2. HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: primary function the provision of accommodations, food & beverage.
3. LOCAL COMMERCIAL RECREATION INDUSTRY: RETAIL products, entertainment, & recreation programs.
4. FACILITATORS: businesses which support the three main industries.

Question 12

Multiplier Effect

Answer 12

determine total economic effect of an event by government who, in turn, provide funding or tax breaks

Question 13

4 problems to the multipliers effect

Answer 13

1. Overestimate total number of
   people who attend event.
2. Include locals, who likely would have spent at least some of that money in the area anyway.
3. Overestimate how much $ spent per visitor.
4. Use too large a multiplier

Question 14

economic benefits of leisure

Answer 14

• Can help attract new employees
• Can help attract new businesses
• Property values often go up if park nearby
• Contributions to tax base

Question 15

economic costs of leisure

Answer 15

• Lost productivity (e.g., sick days for leisure)
• Balance of trade – more tourism dollars leaving your area than entering
• Leisure-related (e.g., gambling addiction programs and services)
• Creates infrastructure needs for cities and provinces (e.g., Senators’ $20 M ramp)
• Environmental impacts (e.g., the “flyers’ dilemma”)
• Social impacts (e.g., “consumerism”)

Question 16

Flyer’s Dilemma

Answer 16

tension that exists between the perceived personal benefits of deeply embedded air travel practices and the collective climate change consequences of such practices.

Question 17

Consumerism

Answer 17

A social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever greater amounts

Question 18

Utilitarian

Answer 18

based on successfully accomplishing intended goal

extrinsic

Question 19

Hedonic

Answer 19

based on fun, enjoyment, and intrinsic outcomes

Question 20

Compulsive buying

Answer 20

chronic, repetitive purchasing that becomes a primary response to negative events or feelings

Question 21

downshifting

Answer 21

s a related idea, and means to “work less, spend less, and [do] things differently in a leisurely manner

Question 22

1. Sense of security
2. Harmony with nature
3. Physical health
4. Respect oneself and others
5. Freedom to be oneself
6. Affectionate relationships
7. Leisure

are factors of what?

Answer 22

a Good Life

Question 23

GDP – Gross Domestic Product

Answer 23

total market value of the goods and services produced in an economy

Question 24

GNH – Gross National Happiness

Answer 24

measurement of country’s:
1. Stable & equitable socioeconomic development

2. Good governance and democratization
3. Preservation of culture
4. Environmental protection

Question 25

The Canadian Index of Well-Being has 8 indicators

Answer 25

• education
• environment
• healthy populations
• community vitality
• democratic engagement
• living standards
• time use (e.g., adults working long hours)
• leisure and culture (e.g., nights on vacation/year)