EDUC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Overchoice, Millennials, Social Change
21 Apr 2019
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Chronological age: # of birthdays you"ve had. Life cycle stage: core + balance (better predictor of participation in leisure than age: age doesn"t matter as much as where a person is in life cycle, ex. Full-time uni students similar to each other whether 18 or 28, retirement at 55 or 65 both cases adjustment to retirement is same. Important factor in making assumption about one"s leisure activities. Different stage, leisure fulfills different social functions: couple: leisure high % of couple only activities, new parents: leisure revolved around kids, retirement: leisure leading to self-fulfillment. Leisure stimulates + eases transition of change but remains constant through life. Leisure contributes to: physical development: developing motor control when young + aid staying physically energetic when older, emotional development: teaches positive feelings (joy) + helps cope w negative feelings (anger) Intellectual development: helps learning process + sharpens skills (language, creativity: social development: helps remain vibrant within social network.
