LEIS 1127 Midterm Flashcards
What percent of Canadians live in urban environments?
80%
As it relates to recreation service delivery, this sector’s role is primarily to promote the overall well-being of all members of society
Public Sector
The public sector is specifically mandated to address issues faced by which segment of the population?
Marginalized or needier members of society
In urban contexts, __________ is responsible for the provision of recreation activities, programs and facilities/spaces
Municipal Government
Usually through taxes or tax supported programs
This sector provides recreation opportunities that are primarily based on the potential for creating a profit
Commercial Sector
Churches, the Kinsmen, YM-YWCA, Metro Minor Basketball Association and the Armdale Yacht Club are all examples of organizations in the ____________ sector?
Private Sector
not-for-profit
Nine major trends identified that present challenges to the provision of recreation/leisure opportunities in urban settings
- Deteriorating park & recreation infrastructure
- Increasing crime rates/urban fear
- Increasing demand for safety
- Increasing use of the home as a recreation centre
- Increasing demand for recreation services
- Changing demographics (aging, family structure)
- Increasing awareness of health, wellness, obesity
- Increased immigration and cultural diversity
- Increased demand for public accountability
What is the primary place of recreation or leisure for most Canadians?
Home
The phenomenon of people retreating to their homes for a significant portion of their daily lives, including their leisure or recreation is called
Cacooning
SLE’s
Simulated Leisure Environments
Zoo’s, wave pools, rock climbing walls
Based on a Statistics Canada study, which leisure activity was the most popular in natural settings?
Relaxing in an outdoor setting
What percent of Canadians participate in some form of leisure in the natural environment?
86%
What is the economic value of these activities to the Canadian economy?
$11 billion/ year
The former head of the US forest service (Aldo Leopold) identified five components of the outdoor recreation experience. What are they?
- Collection of “evidence” of experience
- Feelings of isolation in nature
- Experiencing fresh air and scenery
- Perception of nature (e.g., nature’s rhythms/strength)
- Stewardship or concern for the environment (husbandry)
The four phases of the “total recreation experience” are
Anticipation, planning, participation, recollection
Canada currently has ____ national parks
41
What is the main difference between national and provincial parks’ management?
Diversity of opportunities is the key element in the development of a provincial park system
Physical carrying capacity
Capacity of built environment to accommodate users
Ecological carrying capacity
Amount of impact biological and physical components of the environment can
accommodate without negative effects
Psychological carrying capacity
Impact of people on other people
What is the name of the oldest “social club” in NA
The Order of Good Cheer
Who founded this social club?
Samuel Champlain
When/where was it founded (approx)
Port Royal/Nova Scotia
Original leaders in the field of public recreation
Saw recreation as a way to improve conditions for children, youth and adults and to make cities more attractive
What natural area in Halifax has been named “Canada’s First Park”?
Bonus question: When was it established
The Common
1763
What land became a valuable resource to cities as they tried to expand their park and playground space following the pre-war depression and post-war recovery (in 1920s)
land forfeited when land owners could not pay taxes
What factors contributed to considerable growth/pressure/challenges for leisure services after the depression and WW II? (one point for each correct response)
• Post-war population growth (baby boom)
• Increased demand for parks/rec in 60s
• Increased awareness of matters concerning physical environment in 70s/80s
• Cutbacks in public sector in 80s/90s (reductions in transfer grants from
province to municipal gov’ts, downloading of programs from muni gov’t to local community volunteer group
Which national organization, acting as an umbrella organization for a groups advocating social reform, were the first to promote supervised playgrounds (in 1901)?
National Council of Women
Who/when were the first people trained with information about recreation and leisure?
Teachers
1920’s
When/where were the first university recreation programs established?
UBC 1960
U 0f A, 1962
When was Dal’s recreation program established?
1966
What province was the first to establish a provincial Department of Recreation?
Nova Scotia
1972
In the 1930s the overriding concern of recreation was
To make men fit for war
Leisure Definition
To use free time wisely for one’s self
Freedom from the need to labour, to focus on “search for truth”, cultivation of the mind.
Recreation Definition
Organized for the attainment of personal, and social benefits, including restoration and social cohesion.
Activity one does for enjoyment when one is not working.
Play Definition
Focus on “state of being”
- intrinsic motivation
- free choice
- suspension of reality
- positive effect
- process over product
- play is active
- bound by rules
- internal locus of control
Classic view of leisure
To use free time wisely for one’s self
Freedom from the need to labour, to focus on “search for truth”, cultivation of the mind.
Feminist view of leisure
Critique that traditional definitions don’t reflect realities of women’s lives
Leisure as state of mind
“state of mind” brought about by an activity freely engaged in and done for it’s own sake.
- perceived freedom
- enjoyment
- Intrinsic motivation
Benefits of leisure in family
opportunity to get together
family bonding and cohesion
reinforce relationships between parents and children
learn acceptable behaviours, values, and traditions
Benefits of leisure in society
Transmits values, norms and priorities
(cooperation, responsibility, helping others)
Creates conformity or system of social organization
Contributes to the economy
Improves the mental health and well being of workers and provides an escape
Purple Leisure
Risky activities
Considered as bad or inappropriate leisure/ recreation activities
Serious Leisure
The systematic pursuit of an activity that participants find so substantial and interesting that… they launch themselves on a career centred on acquiring and expressing it’s special skills, knowledge, and experience.
Intrapersonal Constraints
Psychological states interacting with choices.
lack of interest
Interpersonal Constraints
Relationships between individuals
date, peers to go with
Structural Constraints
Intervening factors obstructing participation
costs, time, availability of resources
Work-life balane
Balancing out work life with regular life.
Leisure has great benefits for coping with stress.
Can contribute to work satisfaction, less sick days.
More productivity.
Making time for both work and life/ leisure.
Marginalized populations
Left-out
Disabilities
Wealth
Location
Factors influencing leisure choices
Age group Culture Health Family Work School Friends
How are one of the above defined or experienced differently?
Marginalized populations Money Age Culture Family Area of living
Factors that influence amount/function of leisure across life course (why would you choose that activity)
Age/ growing older Job Family Money School
Leisure activity during a particular life stage in the life course
In notebook!
Significance of Girl Like Me movie and recreation
The race and skin colour can affect recreation in their lives.
May not give them as many opportunities.
Historical trauma
Emotional and psychological wounding over the life span, and across generations.
Challenges in LGBTQQ in recreation and leisure
Not feeling they fit in.
Discrimination
