KNR 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Baby Boomers, Tretinoin, Association Football
19 Jun 2018
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Department
Course
Professor
KNR 170
Introduction to Leisure and Recreation
MWF 9am-9:50am
Abbreviations to Know
RPA: Recreation and Parks Administration
RM: Recreation Management
TR: Therapeutic Recreation
PARS: Parks and Recreation Society
RSO: Registered Student Organization
IPRA: Illinois Parks and Recreation Association (Can be found online).
NRPA: National Recreation and Parks Association (Can be found online).
ATRA: American Therapeutic Recreation Association (Can be found online).
CHAPTER 1: Recreation and Leisure
Individual Perception
Hobbies: anything you do in your spare time (reading/singing).
Sports: any organized team with set dates for games and practices (football).
Social Activities: any type of social gathering for a common purpose (PARS).
Cultural Entertainment: any activity relating to a specific culture (Chinese New Year
Parade
Arts: painting, drawing, photography
Where is Major Economic Force (Money) Found?
Travel & Tourism
Government
Popular Entertainment and Sports
Recreation
Public Organization
oParks
Private Organization
oMemberships (Belonging to a members’ only pool).
Senior Perspective
oSeniors seem younger and more active now.
Adventure, Risk, Excitement
oRockwall in Fitness center. Hiking, cliff jumping, swimming with sharks, etc.
Environmentalist
oOne who protects open spaces/ environments.
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Ways to Participate
Be a participant
Be a spectator
Be involved in a group
Being solitaire (by yourself)
Being Passive
Being Active
Ways to be Motivated by Participation
Provides relaxation
Expresses Creativity
Releases Aggression
Ability to make new friends
Provide a sense of leadership
Why do you participate?
Where can you Find Discretionary Time (Free Time)?
Changes in Society
oIncreased Holidays
oPaid Vacations
oShorter Work Weeks
Increased Income
oLook back to “Where is Major Economic Force (Money) found?”
Digital Age
oSenior Presentative
oSeniors seem younger and more active
oAge limits you on certain free time activities
Free time is Impacted By:
oAge
oEducation
oGender
oDisability
Natural Affluence
Amount of money we have
How do we measure wealth? (How much stuff you have/big house/nice cars)
Where do we spend it?
oEducation
oHousing
oFood
oMedical
oRecreation and Leisure
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Commodification of Leisure
Also known as Commercialization of play
Many things have changed
oBuildings have developed (Fitness center)
o“Nothing is free” (Admission into the Fitness center is covered through our
tuition).
Problems with change
oLack of self-development
oPeer Pressure
oInability to direct your own life
Population Trends
Hispanics are the largest minority in the U.S.
Caucasians are a minority in California, New Mexico, and Arizona
How does this impact the delivery of leisure and recreation?
Baby Boomers
People who are retiring now
Hold about 75% of wealth
Spend this money on Recreation
Now seniors are:
oMore active
oHealthier
oHaving longer life expectancies
oUsing technology
oContributing to society
Where People Live
Urban
oCity or town
oUrban parks now build community cohesion, action, physical, and mental health.
Also helps build strong character.
Suburban
oSuburb of a city or town
Exurban
oCountry
YOU WILL HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON RECREATION DEPENDING ON
WHERE YOU WERE RAISED
Influences of Technology
There were only 4 TV networks in 1975
Today there are over 200
Dramatic changes of technology have already happened in society
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Document Summary
Ipra: illinois parks and recreation association (can be found online). Nrpa: national recreation and parks association (can be found online). Atra: american therapeutic recreation association (can be found online). Hobbies: anything you do in your spare time (reading/singing). Sports: any organized team with set dates for games and practices (football). Social activities: any type of social gathering for a common purpose (pars). Cultural entertainment: any activity relating to a specific culture (chinese new year. Private organization: memberships (belonging to a members" only pool). Senior perspective: seniors seem younger and more active now. Adventure, risk, excitement: rockwall in fitness center. Environmentalist: one who protects open spaces/ environments. Changes in society: increased holidays, paid vacations, shorter work weeks. Increased income: look back to where is major economic force (money) found? . Digital age: senior presentative, seniors seem younger and more active, age limits you on certain free time activities. Free time is impacted by: age, education, gender, disability.
