RST 100 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I II III IV V VI Outline Review of leisure during history Ancient Egyptian Period Greek Period Roman Period Middle Ages Renaissance Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV Renaissance Early Colonial America Industrial Revolution Social Movements Current Lecture February 10th 2015 Continuation of Leisure in History Lecture Bubonic Plague Also called the Black Death Devastated about a third of the population Spread most rapidly in cities Many wealthy people lef o People with resources are able to leave and avoid the situations Led to an economic depression Afer it ended populations swelled o Families wanted to have more children o Wanted something and positive in the lives of many individuals Desire for larger more luxurious lifestyle began o A better way of life Renaissance Period Transition between medieval life to modern age These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Power of the Catholic church decline Shifs to Kings and their Noblemen Rebirth revived interest in scholarship philosophy and arts Greek period Scientific discovery ad explanations o Copernicus Galileo Expansion of travel in Europe tourism o Travel seen as part of education study abroad Opera houses theaters and ballet companies opened and flourished Compared to Romans more sophisticated and slightly more advanced Development of printing allowed for the distribution of plays and poetry o Gutenberg able to read go to plays etc Humanism Humans were valued for what they were and what they could do Therapeutic value of nature recognized Elaborates gardens to large preserves o Retain natural growth while providing walkways and areas to open space I clicker according to the book the leisure ethic was best understood as utilitarian during the COLONIAL AMERICA This type of leisure was considered lawful recreation that contributed to the greater good Colonial America New world offered opportunities for wealth religious freedom and adventure Rugged wilderness focus on survival o Lots of people lost their lives o Limited food and shelter o Limited free time Survival was meager and precarious Many settlers motivated by a belief in divine mission mentioned in book o In part a religious rebellion Religious rebellion against conspicuous pleasures of the privileged classes of the English aristocracy o Idle time was work of the devil s hands something like that o People should continue to be occupied Strict ordinances against many leisure pursuits Drinking gambling and dancing were discouraged Several towns banned dice cards No public displays of affection Wasting time in the public smoking of tobacco Sabbath laws enforced o Courting couples were to take no pleasure in each others company on Sundays Didn t last for long o Meeting houses and taverns built o Love of game and sport were maintained o They liked to drink eat well and play games This is true today Pool Cards Darts Even though this was happening there was a lot of tension between hose that did not want this type of pleasure to occur and others wanted it to stay o Mormons kept moving West in order to avoid those pleasures Utilitarian Role o Leisure was ofen Utilitarian Working groups for barn building or quilting o Considered lawful recreation as compared to unlawful recreation or idleness and folly As life became easier o Search of entertainment o Groups of entertainers and magicians toured the country performing in small towns o Barnum and Bailey started o New farming techniques and road were created steam powered railways Sports o Increasing respectability of sports o Previously associated with gambling drunkenness and violence gradually gained legitimacy o First intercollegiate FB game in 1869 Princeton and Rutgers o First country club Boston 1882 Sports usually Golf Tennis Cricket o Basketball developed in 1891 Nae Smith PE teacher at a YMCA Exercise and competition without threat of injury More civilized game Initially just for men Women eventually could only play half court bad for ovaries apparently o Being a sports team fan can sometimes be considered serious leisure o don t have to know stats for the exam Industrial Revolution Enormous increase in the production of goods o Mass production o Factory explosion o Entice people from farms to go to cities rural to urban Took work out of the rural home and farm and put it into the urban factory This resulted in a number of life changes o People worked and lived under extremely harsh conditions o Really didn t have that much room for them o Families lived in very small apartment buildings o Filth and disease alcoholism Machines worked at a faster pace that human body people would eventually have deformed bodies Monotonous job something small in the job not creating the entire product something like punching in holes in shoes Children ofen times used to get into really small compartments o Deformed children Negative consequences o Reforms were needed to reduce working hours o 1840 Federal employees limited to 10 hours day o 1842 Massachusetts children under 12 could not work in factories o Between 1880 1900 2000 strikes o Be early 1900s 8 hours workday swept the nation Leisure during This time People had few leisure opportunities and resources Some reformers believed that wholesome and enriching leisure experiences were needed to solve problems associated with urban life Social Movements o Park Development o Organized Recreational Services o Playground Movement IClicker question Jane Addams and Ellen Star created the HULL HOUSE to help the urban poor 1st Park Development Concern for the preservation of land o Romanticism Recognized need for open space o Connects to the Renaissance period Parks at the City Level o Olmstead and Vaux developed NYC s Central Park o 850 acre park o The park was to be heavily wooded and to have the appearance of rural scenery with roadways screened from the eyes of park users Parks at the State Level o States claimed open spaces for the benefit of the citizens o Didn t really look at it in terms of economic value up until now usually o Harder to get to more time to travel o The point is to be only an hour 30 minutes away from state parks Parks at the Federal Level o Yellowstone first National Park in 1872 o NPs referred to as crown jewels of America o NPS s Mission enjoyment education inspiration conservation o Our greatest idea nd