lesson 7-8

Question 1

is the process of giving new life to something, while leisure is the productive, creative, or contemplative use of free time.

Answer 1

recreation

Question 2

include sports, both team and individual, and include reading, fishing, playing music, gardening, playing computer games, and watching television shows or movies.

Answer 2

recreational activities

Question 3

Some view recreation as a network of public agencies providing parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, sports fields, and community centers.
* Others see recreation as a means of achieving family togetherness, pursuing interesting hobbies, sports, or social activities.
* Others see recreation as found in a senior center, a sheltered workshop for mentally challenged individuals, or a treatment center for physical rehabilitation.

Answer 3

Varied Views of Recreation and Leisure

Question 4

Recreation includes a broad range of leisure activities including travel, cultural entertainment, participation in the arts, hobbies, membership in social clubs, or interest groups, and participation in activities like hunting and fishing.

Answer 4

Recreational Participation

Question 5

Recreation is often a form of relaxation and release from work pressures, expressing creativity, exposing hidden talents, or pursuing excellence in various forms of personal expression.
* Active recreation offers a channel for releasing hostility and aggression, and a way of struggling against the environment in adventurous and high-risk pursuits.
* Recreational activities involve community service, leadership in religious or religious organizations, and promotion of health and physical fitness.

Answer 5

Motivations for Recreational Participation

Question 6

The growth of free or discretionary time in the 20th century, improved social security benefits, pension plans, and medical advances have led to the availment of 15 or more years of full-time leisure after retirement.

Answer 6

Increase in discretionary time:

Question 7

:Outdoor recreation uses complex and expensive devices, computer dating provides a new form of social contact for single adults, video games offer interactive competition or exposure to new varieties of play settings and “virtual realities.”

Answer 7

Influence of technology

Question 8

The growth of public interest in exercise and physical fitness programs.

Answer 8

Public interest in health and fitness:

Question 9

Profit-seeking businesses are developing various forms of recreation, including public fitness centers.

Answer 9

Commodification of leisure

Question 10

Increased awareness of the recreation needs of persons with physical, mental, or social disabilities.

Answer 10

Therapeutic recreation service

Question 11

A strong drive by women to play a more equal role in recreational opportunities.

Answer 11

New leisure roles for women:

Question 12

• Provide primary and secondary recreation services.
• Includes social service, education, special populations, and armed forces.

Answer 12

Government Recreation Agencies

Question 13

• Nongovernmental, nonprofit agencies serving the public with multiservice programs.
• Popular examples include Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, YWCA, and YM-YWHA.

Answer 13

Voluntary Nonprofit Organizations

Question 14

• Provide recreational and social activities for members and community recreation needs.
• Includes recreation sponsors connected to residence.

Answer 14

Private Member Organizations

Question 15

• Privately owned businesses operating for profit.
• Includes ski centers, bowling alleys, nightclubs, movie houses, theaters, health spas or fitness centers, dancing schools, and theme parks.

Answer 15

Commercial Recreation Enterprises

Question 16

• Serves employees by providing recreation as part of their benefits package.

Answer 16

Employee Recreation Programs

Question 17

• Unique in its setting and purpose.
• Each major branch of the armed forces operates an extensive network of recreation facilities and programs.

Answer 17

Armed Forces Recreation

Question 18

• Includes intramural athletics or sports clubs, social activities, travel programs, performing arts groups, entertainment, lounges, film series, and other forms of recreation on college and university campuses.

Answer 18

Campus Recreation

Question 19

• Includes programs designed to meet the needs of persons with physical or mental disabilities, individuals with poor health, dependent aging persons, social deviant persons in correctional facilities, and similar special groups.

Answer 19

Treatment Recreation Services

Question 20

Two Major Recreation Service Components?

Answer 20

• Sports and tourism represent major areas of recreational programming.

Question 21

• Specialized theme parks with water-based play and entertainment.
• Part of larger theme park operations like Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Jurassic Park River Adventure, Bilge Rat Barges, and Poseidon’s Fury.
• New water parks are opened with the latest technology each year.

Answer 21

water parks

Question 22

Indoor fun centers in populated areas, offering a variety of activities.
* Children’s play centers, gymnastics, family party centers, video game arcades, and restaurants with game areas.
* Packaged birthday parties and attractive family play activities.

Answer 22

Fun Centers:

Question 23

• Participation in sports or attending sports events as a spectator.
• Major college and professional tournaments, championships, boxing matches, golf, tennis events, and sports like softball, soccer, rugby, volleyball, and roller skating.

Answer 23

Sports Tourism:

Question 24

• There is a growing need for qualified professional leadership in the recreation field.
• Professionals should possess skills for direct leadership and supervision, group dynamics, and client assessment.

Answer 24

Need for Professional Leadership:

Question 25

• Recreation has gained public recognition as a flourishing career field.
• Millions of people hold professional-level jobs as recreation leaders, supervisors, planners, managers, and resource specialists.

Answer 25

Merging Professional Identity:

Question 26

such as botanical, zoological, mountain and seaside parks, national forests, and national parks of the United States, Canada, India, Australia, and Japan are the main reasons for travel.

Answer 26

Natural attractions

Question 27

has been influenced by the existence and development of tourist attractions.

Answer 27

the evolution of tourist attractions

Question 28

can be located in natural environments, built environments, and visitor centers.
* They can be located in indoor or outdoor environments.

Answer 28

Attractions

Question 29

usually dominate the market for tourist attractions.

Answer 29

Domestic tourists

Question 30

the two terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides in a specific location.

Answer 30

Amusement park and theme park

Question 31

The oldest amusement park in the world is ________, opened in 1583.

Answer 31

Bakken

Question 32

park promotes a specific theme or exclusive set of themes. Disneyland in Anaheim, California is considered the first theme park.

Answer 32

theme park

Question 33

is crucial for the success of attractions, encompassing promotion, advertising, pricing, products, and distribution channels.

Answer 33

marketing