Chapter 8 - Leisure Lifestyles

Question 1

Name the 4 ways how leisure is studied by leisure specialists and academics

Answer 1

1) mobilization of resources (ex.time)
2) connection to the “social world” of the leisure activity
3) basis for personal and social identification
4) costs and rewards for participation

Question 2

Name the 3 types of leisure

Answer 2

1) causal
2) serious
3) project based

Question 3

What are the 3 sub parts of serious leisure?

Answer 3

1) hobbyists
2) amateurs
3) volunteers

Question 4

Describe serious leisure

Answer 4

• systematic pursuit
• gain knowledge, skills
• career centred

Question 5

Name the 6 distinctive qualities of serious leisure

Answer 5

1) need to persevere
2) follow a career endeavour
3) significant effort
4) numerous durable benefits
5) spirit of community
6) identify strongly with pursuit

Question 6

Describe amateurs (2 points)

Answer 6

• situated in a professional amateur public (PAP) social system
• develop skill for experience rather than to make a living

Question 7

What are the 4 sub categories of amateurs?

Answer 7

1) art
- ex. Theatre
2) science
- ex. Astronomers
3) sport
- ex. Volleyball
4) entertainment
- ex. Comedy

Question 8

Describe hobbyists (3 points)

Answer 8

• no pro counterparts (ex. No pro bird watchers)
• enjoyable beyond ones occupation
• typically solitary

Question 9

Name and give an ex. Of the 5 sub categories of hobbyists

Answer 9

1) collectors
- coins
2) makers and tinkers
- scrapbooks
3) activity participants
- hunting
4) players of sports and games
- volleyball
5) enthusiasts of liberal arts hobbies
- art
- language

Question 10

Describe volunteers

Answer 10

• altruism

- has some satisfaction from serving and being needed

Question 11

The AMATEUR and VOLUNTEER are both involved in relating their serious leisure interests to the _________ or a __________. (These are a type of ppl)

Answer 11

Public or a client

Question 12

Define leisure

Answer 12

Set of shared patterns of behaviours set around a set of interests

Question 13

Name and give an example the 3 types of leisure in volunteers

Answer 13

1) enjoyable casual leisure
- ex. Greeters and children’s hospital
2) fulfilling serious leisure
- ex. Coaching youth sport
3) enjoyable/fulfilling project-based leisure
- ex. Volunteering for olympics

Question 14

Name 2 personal and social rewards of serious leisure

Answer 14

1) personal
- self image
- recreation
2) social rewards
- group accomplishment
- social attraction

Question 15

Describe casual leisure

Answer 15

• immediately and intrinsically rewarding
• short lived
• no training required
• for enjoyment

Question 16

Name the 8 types of casual leisure

Answer 16

1) play
2) relaxation
3) passive entertainment
4) active entertainment
5) sociable conv
6) sensory stimulation
7) casual volunteering
8) aerobic activity

Question 17

Describe project based leisure

Answer 17

-requires a lot of planning, effort and skill

Question 18

What are the 2 categories of project based leisure

Answer 18

1) one shot projects

2) occasional projects

Question 19

Name/describe the 5 subcategories of one shot projects

Answer 19

1) making and tinkering
- DIY projects
2) liberal arts
- genealogy
3) activity participation
- back packing trip
4) volunteering
- sporting events
5) entertainment theatre
- skit

Question 20

Describe occasional projects

Answer 20

• can become routinized- lacking creativity

- ex. Ppl who decorate their homes the same way each Christmas