EDRD 3500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Tokenism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 3500
• Professor: Marianne Staempfli

Document Summary

Politics is about the use, distribution and control of resources. Political processes produce policies that directly and indirectly affect our leisure and our lifestyle (mass media, taxation, permits etc. ) Leisure is influenced directly and indirectly by the political processes of local and national and international governments. Tokenism is a stage on arnteirns ladder of citizens participation and a distinct degree of community participation in planning- continues to be a practice in community recreation planning. In general, we make plans to identify and describe relationships. Planning is a process, often a political process that brings together (sometimes under pressure) different interests groups and stakeholder groups to work for a common goal/s. Planning turns complex goals into practical judgments that inform decisions for future action. The practice of planning is an endeavor that has been built upon the concepts and traditions of a variety of disciplines.