RST 100 1st Edition Exam 2 Study Guide Lectures 9 15 Lecture 9 Tuesday 24th of February Leisure Life and Span This lecture explores how leisure affects the stages of life beginning from a baby all the way to adulthood Core and Balance Model focuses on the core of life our hobbies that are continuous and continuity and balance the spontaneous activities that add change to our daily leisure activities The core activities in our daily life include activities that are low cost and generally tend to happen often such as a reading a book or going for a run The Balance activities usually consist of activities that take more time out of our daily lives to perform and may cost more money and effort such as a vacation or sky diving Leisure as we are very young and very old is the most abundant When we are in our early adulthood and late adulthood is when the most of our leisure time is cut out of our schedule Leisure phases throughout life Childhood and Play Serious business and work of childhood o Discover the world throgh 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 skills o Motor skills fine and gross o 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 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 confidence o Social Status o Strength and coordination o Social support and friendships Social Well Being of Adolescence Leisure as a means 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 membership Adolescence Leisure and Intellectual Well Being Leisure as a means to develop o 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 Lecture 10 February 26th 2015 Continuation of Ch 4 Lecture In this lecture a continuation of chapter four began now elaborating on the second half of life s stages such as early and late adulthood into later elderly years of an individual Life Span Development Theory Provides a framework for understanding human aging Provides a context for describing and explaining regular transformations o Whining as a child o Rebellion as a teenager Helps us understand why we act the way we do at a particular age Family is still the most common people we hang out with in our leisure time although friends may be slightly more intentional and benefitting Progression through Early Establishment Period 20 40 Transition into adulthood Physical capabilities and energy at peak Seek wide assortment of activities core balance Enjoy freedom no one to check in to Personal identity and career path still developing in beginning Finding a mate can be a priority although single life is more accepted today Becoming a couple changes one s leisure o Person becomes central leisure buddy freedom goes away at times leisure activities may change Then having a child can drastically change one s leisure lifestyle But being childless more common but not the norm For those with children social activities often become home and neighborhood focused As children become involved in organized programs become parent s leisure as well Career development is a focus during this time period Can cause family and leisure time to suffer o Difficult to find a balance At end of the phase being maintenance exercise programs because start to look older Participation in high risk and strenuous activities often stops or declines because too much responsibility The Progression through Middle Adulthood Deadline decade mid life crisis Realization of one s own mortality Feel there is limited time left to find meaning in life evaluate career and relationships Many regret time spent at work and not family and leisure o Common to feel time is going quickly Satisfying leisure activities important o Dad s begin to take activities golf Children more independent empty nest o They will be much happier if they have a leisure interest Couples renew their relationship or maybe not Leisure pursuits shift from family to individual and friends Important period for future mental health Progression through Older Adulthood Defying stereotypes old people dinging in a concert Focus on relationships spouse children friends o More community organization and reaching out to others to get involved Period of transitions Work to retirement Parents to grandparents Marriage to widowhood Control continues to get smaller decisions usually partake by children Retirement and its relationship in leisure o Retirement can signify opportunity to pursue long held dreams o OR can lead to feeling of uselessness o Leisure awareness typically part of retirement preparation NY Times article on successful aging 1 Mental Health to reduce dementia important to introduce new mental challenges not continue to do the same activities Use it or lost it Brain requires stress to maintain or enhance its strength Cognitive stimulation critical 2 Physical Health Exercise helps improve blood flow to the brain Even those who start exercising in their 60s cut their risk of dementia in half Participation in active leisure can add up to 10 quality year s to one s life 3 Social Health Continued social interactions important Productive and stimulating activities pursues with other people Retirement and Leisure Behaviors Study of retirement behaviors Reducers participated in the same or in fewer at the same or at a lower frequency Concentrators participated in the same or in fewer but at a higher frequency Diffusers participated in a large number but at the same or at a lower frequency Expanders participated in a large number and at a higher frequency Expanders and concentrators experiences higher