AHSC 241 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Skills, Recapitulation Theory, Johan Huizinga
12 Jan 2015
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Leisure is the activity we do primarily for the experience (for fun) Leisure can be: a challenging game of skill, contemplation. Significant interaction or solitary: organized or spontaneous. Leisure can be a mirror (personal beliefs) or a channel (choosing what we do). Economic: wealthy (travel more, more privacy, control over when to have leisure. Cultures: customs/traditions, holidays, special events celebrated differently, high culture vs. popular culture. Participant vs. spectator: gambling excitement without skill. Labor movement: 8h work, 8h rest, 8h what we will. Top 10 leisure activities of 1996: affection/intimacy, family conversation, activities as a couple, family outings, friend visits, children, reading, tv, outdoor sports, eating out. More working from home results in weekdays/ends blended. Linked to economics what you do = what you can afford. Felix keesing: anthropologist play is pleasurable, relaxing, therapeutic, assists learning. Play: convergent thinking: problem solving, divergent thinking: thinking in different directions, creativity. When people play they wish for new experiences, safety, acceptance, and aesthetic.
