RST 100 1st Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture I Geography a Density b Pattern c Concentration II Place attachment III Crowding IV Environmental impacts of leisure Outline of Current Lecture I Definitions II Morality issues a Ideational vs Sensate Mentality III Types of Deviance a Formal Informal Playful IV Theoretical Explanations V Types of Activities a Substance Use Current Lecture Taboo Recreation Leisure s Darker Side Is leisure always wholesome OF COURSE NOT And some of these activities are referred to as purple leisure marginal leisure taboo leisure 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 Activities on the fringe of social acceptability often addictive in nature o Should Marijuana be legal Taboo Recreation Defined as delinquent activities that bring pleasure to the participants but to society they can be destructive and negative uses of free time IF done in excess Ideational Mentality believe something is bad based on our own ideas beliefs morally derived o May have never tried it Sensate Mentality believe something is bad based on our own experiences o Because you were directly involved o More popular around the younger crowds Different Types Formal versus Informal Deviance o Violates formal cultural norms laws rape murder drug use o Violates informal cultural norms customs yelling at a restaurant jumping in front of someone in line Playful Deviance inappropriate ways of behaving e g raucous dancing drinking public nudity streaking Reasons for taboo recreation anomie differential association retreatism Why Explanations have been sought in attempts to reduce and understand taboo recreation Three theoretical explanations Anomie A feeling of disconnection from mainstream society a feeling of isolation o Feel like they don t have to abide through the rules because they feel isolated from the norms Mismatch between individual circumstances beliefs and larger social values Once viable social norms no longer control actions o Shop lifting excessive gambling using illegal drugs Feeling of not fitting in with larger society lack of social ethic Leisure Boredom may provide a situation conducive to anomie and thus deviant leisure choices Differential Association Delinquent behavior is learned through interaction with others in intimate personal groups o Likely to do a behavior if your friends do it too o Particularly during adolescence Behavior is learned from social and friendship groups if group is delinquent deviant forms of leisure may be learned o Probably didn t occur with parents but probably with friends Impact of peers is even greater if deficiencies at home o If you don t have a strong social network at home Research shows that the influence of delinquent others is conditioned by o Priority the friendship o Time spent together o Frequency of interactions o Intensity of the group To reduce influence of group emotional closeness must be minimized Retreatism Pull away from dominant social norms as a matter of personal expression o You do not feel out of the norm you just do it as a matter so your own expression Relinquished societally prescribed goals o Not because of isolation but because again expression Engage in pastimes that are antithetical to the conventional order of life Alternative personal identity created Essentially people seeking ways to be different Types of Deviant Behavior Substance Use drinking and drugs Gambling Porn Vandalism Substance Use Abuse Most prevalent forms of deviant leisure Social drinking second only to television as America s favorite pastime Use of these substances for leisure is not a new phenomenon it has existed since ancient times Provide temporary escape from everyday life Euphemism for using drugs is taking a trip o Optimal level of arousal Often times need something to match that arousal level May of those activities tend to end up in this type of activity o Low SAE self as entertainment Get bored easily and need something else for their entertainment Combined with other recreational activities because it is believed they enhance the fun o Cocktails at parties o Beer at baseball games o Hallucinogens before concerts Abuse can lead to insurmountable social and personal problems Problems associated with Substance Abuse Date rapes 90 involve alcohol DUIs half of all fatal highways crashed are alcohol related 2 of every 5 Americans will be in an alcohol related crash in their lifetime Crime survey on inmates convicted of violent crimes 54 had used alcohol or drugs just prior to committing their crime Poor grades A students ave 3 6 Drinks wk While D or F students ave 10 6 Female students relationship between drinking and eating disorders Prevalence of alcohol use USA TODAY poll found 45 of student leaders cited drinking as their school s biggest problem U S News World Report o 40 of all students binge drink within a given 2 week period o Students in frat sororities consume 3 times as many drinks per week as other students o Students at small colleges drink more than students at large universities Binge Drinking The consumption of 5 or more drinks in a 2 hour period for men or 4 or more drinks in a 2 hour period by women Heavy binge drinking includes 3 or more such episodes in 2 weeks Rates of steady common among college students but large involves adults 26 and up Binge drinkers reported being happier than their non binge drinking peers o One reason social environment o Binge drinking connected to higher social status Negative Health Effects Injuries Alcohol Poisoning Unintended pregnancy Sexually transmitted diseases Liver disease Sexual dysfunction Neurological damage High blood pressure stroke and other cardiovascular diseases Drinking Age Debate was 21 a good choice Lowering the Drinking Age Current debate regarding the costs and benefits of lowering the drinking age