Final Exam Short Answer Flashcards
What are the differences in various types of deviance found in leisure, including formal deviance, informal deviance, playful deviance, and prole leisure? (Chapter 9, Taboo)
Formal deviance - behavior that violates formal cultural norms, such as laws
Informal deviance - behavior that violates informal cultural norms, such as customs
Playful deviance - as unseemly ways of performing for others example would be college students on spring break usually harmless Activities like public nudity, drinking
prole leisure - the pastimes of the lowest social or economic classes of people
How can the quality of solitude and silence be a benefit for leisure? Does this seem impossible to you? Describe circumstances in your own leisure whereby you benefit from solitude and silence. (Chapter 2, The Value of Having fun)
the leisure benefit of solitude is a form of narcissism. It seems it would be hard for because if you are in silence and solitude that means you are spend time on you and with out your phone. I do not like spending time on me as much as helping others and also not using my phone would be hard. There has been a few circumstances where i have benefited from this leisure because i was able to just sit and think about myself.
What is locus of control? How does play of children help develop locus of control? (Chapter 4 Leisure and Well being)
Locus of control is the perception of the factors responsible for the outcome of an event. The more time children spend in a supervised, child-centered play program the more their internal locus of control becomes.
What is culture change? What is leisure’s role in cultural change? (Chapter 5 anthropology)
This just refers to how cultures change or adapt over time. Sometimes it is a sudden dramatic change and sometimes a slow process that happens. When cultural changes what people like to do will change witch is leisure.
How do your own interests in travel relate to the concepts of place attachment? First, defined the concept and then use your own travel interests to illustrate. (Chapter 6 geography)
Place attachment is when you have an emotional bond between you and a certain place. I would say I have place attachment towards a mountain in Oregon called Mt. Bachelor. I have this attachment because I went their as a kid and learned how to snow ski so now I go there every time I need a break form the world and just go and relax and remember those times.
According to some research there is apathy in simulated leisure because of a problem with fidelity. What is fidelity in simulated leisure and do you agree with it? Why or why not? (Chapter 7 Leisure and Technology)
Fidelity in simulated leisure, refers to the accuracy of reproducing of the experience. I do not agree with it because you can not completely experience the sport if you are doing the simulations. Like in rock climbing, you cant see the secrecy.
How does popular culture differ from high culture and folk culture? (Chapter 8 Popular Culture)
High culture - typical pastimes of the social elite of a society
Folk culture - local or regional traditional pastimes shared through direct, oral communication
Popular culture - cultural communication including newspapers, televisions, advertising, comics, pop music, radio, novels, movies, etc.
In terms of the relationship between work and leisure, discuss the concept of “central life interest.” (Chapter 10 For and Against Productivity)
Central life interest in relationship to work is when work is a major role in someones life. If you won the lottery and didn’t need to work any more would you? if yes, work is a central life interests.
What is the difference between cyclical time and mechanical time in terms of how leisure is experienced? (Chapter 11 The Freedom and Tyranny of Time)
cyclical time in leisure would be experiencing holidays every year and Mechanical time would be waking up every morning and doing yoga for 15 minutes.
Leisure services are sponsored by three types of agencies. Name and distinguish these three types of leisure services delivery systems. (Chapter 13 Leisure systems)
Commercial - to sell leisure experiences in order to make a profit
Private - to meet the leisure needs of members
Public - to see that all citizens are equitably able to experience a high quality of life
