46 Cards in this Set
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Popular Culture
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encompasses the most immediate and contemporary activities of our lives
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Characteristics of common/popular culture
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popular
commercialized-marketed and sold as a product
Trendy-does not last long
Dependent on tastes of youth
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Scopophilia
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pleasure in viewing, being an onlooker to unfolding events
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4 types of pleasure in television
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knowledge
comedy
fantasy
distraction
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Ideational Mentality
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believe something is bad based on own beliefs
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sensate mentality
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something is bad based on your own experience
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prole leisure
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the pastimes of the lowest social or economic classes of people
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formal deviance
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involves violation of laws
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Informal Deviance
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Informal violations of social norms
Ex: talking on the phone in a movie theater, laughing during a funeral, etc.
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playful deviance
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inappropriate ways of behavior-streaking (normally falls under informal deviance)
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Anomie
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mismatch between individual circumstances and larger social values, not fitting in with larger society- lack of social ethic
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differential association
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criminal behavior is learned through association with others who regularly engage in crime
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retreatism
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lifestyle that pulls away from dominant social norms as a matter of expression
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casual gamblers
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gamble for curiosity/social reasons, usually on an impulse
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occasional gamblers
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type of gambler: more serious, predetermined, planned occasion
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risk gamblers
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take unreasonable risks, more than the motivator than enjoyment
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professional gamblers
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gamble for economic gain, not enjoyment, not leisure for them
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habitual gamblers
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integrate gambling into their everyday activities, have bookies
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obsessive gamblers
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seek escape from their world through gambling, become preoccupied with gambling and can't stop themselves from gambling
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3 accepted reasons to have sex
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procreation, relational, recreational
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Homo faber
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man the maker/ worker, humans create, build change and control the world with tools we have a desire to work
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Homo ludens
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man as player, people naturally play
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Pro-leisure perspective
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work is less desirable human condition and leisure is needed to control or overcome its problematic effects
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play aversion
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workaholism but applied to leisure (when they over schedule their leisure like they do their work)
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Pro-work perspective
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we receive pleasure from work, noble effort, leisure is simply to help us work better
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neutral view (on intricacies between work and leisure)
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-both are desirable for their respective benefits
-meaning and satisfaction exist in both
-both are required for realizing/living life to its fullest
-balance is the secret
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Alternating the life span
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even distribution of income over life span
opportunity to realize personal and professional goals
evenly distributed leisure experiences
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Affluenza
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endless increases in material wealth may lead to feelings of worthlessness and dissatisfaction rather than a better life
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Buy Nothing Day
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international day of protest against consumerism
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Work Time
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legislation was introduced fora 6 hour work day, would have drastically changed our lifestyle
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Free time increasing? Schor
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working longer hours and have less free time, endless work and spend cycle
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free time increasing? Robinson & Godbey
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more free time today, feel more stressed and rushed and do many things at once, dont spend time in meaningful activities
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Personal perception of freedom
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privilege, opportunity, empty space, precious commodity
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Time Famine
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feeling you dont have enough time
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Time urgency
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always feeling rushed
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Time deepening
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doing more than one thing at a time in order to get many things done at once
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Law of unintended consequences
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unforseen negative byproducts that undermine the planned benefits
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Salience
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work becomes the single most important activity in the persons life and dominates thinking, feelings and behavior
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Mood Modification
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often feel a buzz or high as a consequence of working
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Tolerance
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increasing amounts of work are required to feel the buzz or high modd
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Withdrawal symptoms
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unpleasant feelings and physical effects occur when not working such as when ill or on vacation
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Conflict
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consequences includes interpersonal conflicts with family and friends as well as with hobbies, fitness, etc
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Relapse
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work patterns repeat even after efforts to change
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Central life interest
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we identify with our work role and see work as an important aspect of life
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Downshifting
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to simplify or reduce one expectations or commitments especially in work hours
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leppert smells
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RST 100: Exam 1