PERLS104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Radical Change, Social Isolation, Dominant Culture

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: PERLS104
• Professor: Jay Scherer

Document Summary

Culture denotes the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional features of a society or group (p. 90). Culture can affect people"s behaviour, including their leisure behaviour. Subculture is a smaller culture within a dominant culture, often having a distinctive set of traditions and behaviours (p. Can be distinguished by age, lifestyle, ethnicity, or even leisure interests. Universalism adopts the working assumptions that basic psychological processes are likely to be common features of human life everywhere, but their manifestations are likely to be influenced by culture. Four characteristics of culture: shared values and standards of behaviour are held in common. i. e,. Football to americans is different than football to germans. Related concepts: subcultures based on leisure: learned we learn our culture by living in it. i. e,. In some social groups, it is considered rude to be late to a party.