Recreation and Leisure Flashcards
the process of giving new life to
something of restoring something.
Recreation
defined as the productive, creative, or
contemplative use of free time
Leisure
include all kinds of sports, both
team and individual, such as baseball, softball, football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, which are
active forms of recreation.
Recreational Activities
includes reading, fishing, playing computer games, and listening to music, gardening, etc
Passive Recreational Activities
principally concerned about the impact of outdoor forms of recreation on our natural surroundings such as forests, mountains, rivers, and lakes which are national heritage of a nation.
Environmentalists
represents a rewarding
form of human experience and constitute an important aspect of economic development and
government responsibility
Recreation and Leisure
- The most common notion of recreation is that it is primarily a participation in sports and games.
- It usually includes an extremely broad range of leisure activities including travel and tourism, cultural entertainment , participation in the arts, hobbies
membership in social clubs, or interest groups,
nature- related activities such as hunting and fishing
and attendance at parties, special events, and fitness
activitie
Recreational Participation
to express creativity,expose
hidden talent, pursue excellence in various forms of personal expression
Recreational motivation
offers a channel for releasing hostility and aggression. It also
away of struggling against the environment and adventurous and high risk pursuits
active recreation
A key factor underlying the growth of recreation has been the growth of free or discretionary time in the 20th century. Due to advanced mechanical equipment and automated processes in factories, agriculture, and other device fields, productive capacity
increased remarkably during the second-half of 19th century and
the first half of the 20th century.
More holiday and longer vacations are now enjoyed by most employees
Increase in discretionary time
sophisticated Technology provide new forms of recreation for people. Outdoor recreation uses complex and expensive devices in activities such
as skydiving, boating and roller blading.
Computer dating provides a new form of social contact for single adults. Also videogames offer a new varities of play settings. The internet has become part of tourism and travel by providing information and facilitating reservations and vacation choices
Influence of Technology
In 20th century the growth of public interest in exercise and physical fitness program.
Many people are now concerned about their health, vitality, and appearances. Research showed that the most successful fitness programs were those that provide recreational interest and satisfaction.
Public Interest in Health and Fitness
Various forms of recreation are being develop by profit-seeking businesses. Giant corporations have
taken control of music, television, movie businesses, theme parks and other leisure operations.
Many new facilities which offer varied forms of recreation are being develop as part of the trend toward commodification
Commodification of Leisure
An important aspect of the growth of recreation has been increased awareness of the recreation needs of persons with physical, mental or social disabilities.
These program use therapeutic recreation as a form of
treatment. One of the programs for people with disabilities
is physical fitness, sports training, and athletic competition for children and adults with mental retardation
Therapeutic Recreation Service
At present, there is a strong drive by women to play a more equal role in recreational opportunities. In the
past, women were barred from a variety of athletic, outdoor recreation cultural and social involvements.
Women treated as a second-class citizens in leisure opportunities, the emergence of a strong feminist
movement was corrected.
There is a growing interest in women’s which is the gymnastics, track and field, and similar events in every level of competition.
Outstanding women have helped create a new image of feminist strength, determination and self-
confidence
New Leisure roles for women
These are the federal, state,
provincial agencies and local departments that provide recreation
and leisure services as a primary function.
Government Recreation Agencies
These are nongovernmental,
nonprofit agencies, both sectarian and nonsectarian, which serve the
public at large with multiservice programs that often include a
substantial element of recreational opportunity.
The most popular voluntary organizations include the Boy Scouts,
Girl Scout, YMCA,YWCA, and YM-YWHA.
Voluntary Nonprofit Organizations
They provide recreational and social activities for their own members and, in some cases, assist community recreation needs.
Examples are golf, tennis, yacht, athletic, and country clubs
Private Membership Organizations
These are privately owned
businesses which operate to make a profit such as bowling alleys,
nightclubs, movie houses, etc
Commercial Recreation Enterprises
They serve those who work
for companies or employers by providing recreation as a part of
a total personnel benefits package
Employee Recreation Programs
Although it is obviously a form of
government sponsored activity, it is unique in its setting and
purposes
Armed Forces Recreation
It includes intramural athletics or sports clubs,
social activities, travel programs, performing arts groups, and other
forms of recreation on college and university campuses
Campus Recreation
These include any type of program
designed to meet the needs of persons with physical or mental
disabilities , individual with poor health, dependent aging persons,
social deviant persons in correctional facilities, and similar special
groups.
Therapeutic Recreation Service
major area of recreational involvement.
Command the highest degree of personal interest and emotional involvement both for those
who participate actively in them and those who are part of a big number of fans of school, college, and professional teams.
Sports
