LSR 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Leisure Studies, Personal Development, Social Stratification

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Leisure Studies
• Course: LSR 1100
• Professor: George Karlis

Document Summary

Leisure in the social sciences nov 23. The journal of park and leisure administration. 1950-(cid:1005)96(cid:1004)"s are often described as the decades in which leisure research as we know it today started to take off. Particularly in north america, are viewed as periods that laid the foundation for contemporary research. 1920-(cid:1005)9(cid:1007)(cid:1004)"s those that resear(cid:272)hed leisure at this time were not necessarily so(cid:272)ial s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tists si(cid:374)(cid:272)e the (cid:1005)9(cid:1006)(cid:1004)"s, leisure had ofte(cid:374) (cid:271)ee(cid:374) e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)ed from 3 perspectives: the educational and social philosophical perspective. Leisure was looked at in a broader context of play or expressive behaviour. Most of them shared an optimistic view of leisure. Personal growth and for an opportunity for personal growth. 1931 the education of the full man. Jacks suggested that we should regard leisure as an opportunity for exercising those creative and imaginative faculties (abilities) which the general standardization of labor tends to suppress. Leisure is called upon to educate our mind, soul, character and body.