RST 100 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I. Types of leisure activitiesII. Leisure Service Sponsor Typesa. Commercialb. Privatec. PublicCareers in RSTExam 1 – Feb 19thOutline of Current Lecture I. Core Plus Balance ModelII. Childhood and play III. Adolescence and their leisurea. Physical, social, intellectual, emotionalCurrent LectureGrowing Through Leisure- How is leisure related to life span?o Leisure affects wellness and development across the life spano Leisure changes across the life span - Age Expectationso What’s the meaning of the saying… “Act your age!”Leisure and the Life Course- The relationship between leisure and age is based on continuity and change- About 50% of our activities are carried over from childhood into adulthood Core = continuity I-ClickerCore Plus Balance ModelThese 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.CORE- What we do today is based on what we did yesterday and 5 years ago - Interests that occupy people most of their lives - Things that are easier to do that we don’t do without a lot of effort- Accessible and low cost activities o Reading bookso Cookingo Watching a football game BALANCE- Balance = change- Includes a variety of pastimes- May take more time to accomplish- Some may be a part of our leisure repertoire for a short period of time (bucket of activities that you go to)o Leisure repertoire is the list of activities that an individual would go to when they have leisure time - It includes what we add to our life when we want to get some variety Some things we know about leisure and aging- A person’s leisure repertoire reaches a peak during early adulthood, and then begins to declineo We stop as we get older because we have less free time, don’t need new ones - Our desire for familiar forms of leisure is greatest in infancy and old age o Mainly try new things in the middle time period of our life- Might relate to amounts of free time o Graph: more free time is most accessible when we are very young and then older (retirement) o In the middle – college and peak of career, families, not enough free time –more obligations Childhood and Play- “Serious business and “work” of childhood o Discover the world through play- Play is their educational arena – learn life experiences through everything that they do- “A lot happens on a playground”What is learned during child’s play- Play develops physical and social skillso Motor skills – fine and grosso Learn to interact with other kids - Context to learn rules (it’s your turn)- Learn gendered roles (recognize by age 3) o Toys given, social norms, socially acceptable behaviors Renewed interest in children’s play- New focus on allowing children to have unstructured play- Recognizing its importance for overall development - Kids need a balance or organized play but also unstructured play time to discover and enjoy boredom Adolescence – Leisure and Physical Well-Being- Adolescence: Latin meaning “To Grow up”- Physical changes to body are rapid - Changes can cause social and psychological awkwardness - Leisure as a means of coping o Helps people to relax and find a source of confidence- Competitive sport participating by teens has demonstrated improved/increases…o Self confidenceo Social Statuso Strength and coordinationo Social support and friendships - Activity interestso Physical capabilities and energy higho Interest in high risk activities developsSocial Well-Being of Adolescence - Leisure as a mean s to develop Autonomy - Autonomy = independence from others in thoughts and actions; ability to self-govern - Youth must not only be physically mature but autonomous in order to continue into adulthood- Autonomy develops in through social groups- Groups move from neighborhood groups to organized groups with membershipAdolescence – Leisure and Intellectual Well Being - Leisure as a means to developo Imaginative skills, logical thinking, and reasoning skills - Play as an adolescent results in richer, broader, and more flexible thought Emotional Well-Being- Tumultuous emotional stage - Who am I o Leisure provides a context to experiment with identity formation Summary – Leisure and play have an important role in physical, social, intellectual, andemotional