Topic 8: Serious Leisure

Question 1

Influences of leisure lifestyle

Answer 1

• age
• gender
• education
• income
• martial status
• residence
• race

Question 2

Age

Answer 2

higher in age generally represents decrease in level of leisure

Question 3

Gender

Answer 3

opportunities social sanctions and experiences are constructed differently

Question 4

Education

Answer 4

higher education do not usually mean an increase in participation but can affect the type of activity

Question 5

Income

Answer 5

correlates w education, related to socio economic status

Question 6

Martial status

Answer 6

life course partner and children impact leisure lifestyle

Question 7

Residence

Answer 7

urban vs rural

Question 8

Race

Answer 8

ethnicity/cultural background, opportunities and marginal or possible discrimination

Question 9

Discretionary time commitment

Answer 9

non coerced allocation of a certain measure of time that a person devotes or would like to devote to carrying out an activity

Question 10

Serious leisure

Answer 10

systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist or volunteer activity that participants find so substantial fulfilling and interesting that they launch themselves on a leisure career centred on acquiring and expressing its special skills, knowledge and experience

Question 11

6 distinctive qualities

Answer 11

need to preserve —> follow a career endeavour —> significant effort —> numerous durable benefits —> spirt of community —> identify strongly w the pursuit —> back to need to preserve*

Question 12

Serious leisure: amateurs

Answer 12

long term commitment to developing appropriate skills; develop high standard of performance; rely on public consumption of their activities, for experience not for money.

Question 13

Amateurs are not..

Answer 13

professionals where they earn substantial part of their livelihood from their craft, but are not dabblers

Question 14

Amateurs construct a ..

Answer 14

set of values, resource expenditures, schedules around this activity

Question 15

Examples of amateurs

Answer 15

body building, comedy, photography

Question 16

Serious leisure: hobbyists

Answer 16

specialized pursuit beyond ones occupation, a pursuit that one finds particularly interesting and enjoyment because of its tangible benefits, no professional counterparts. typically solitary w no public

Question 17

Examples of hobbyists

Answer 17

collectors, wood carvers, hunting, badminton

Question 18

Serious leisure: volunteers

Answer 18

identified by altruism and certain degree of self interest because often derive some satisfaction from serving a feeling need.

Question 19

Volunteer roles are..

Answer 19

typically special class of helper in someone else occupation.

Question 20

The career volunteer is an ..

Answer 20

active helper undertaking deflated tasks usually within an organizational setting

Question 21

Examples of volunteers

Answer 21

• enjoyable cause: greeters at hospital
• fulfillinf serious leisure: leading community gardening project, coaching
• enjoyment fulfilling project based leisure: volunteer at olympics