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    Sport and Leisure

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    SAMPLE PAPER YEAR 1. Concepts & Theories in Leisure & Sport TIMED TASK ………….. (30%) INSTRUCTIONS READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE STARTING AND FOLLOW THE ADVICE 1. You cannot bring in pre written answers or notes. 2. You may bring in texts‚ journal articles‚ newspaper articles and web resources. You may also bring Lecture power points but with NO added notes from lectures on them. 3. You may bring in as many texts as you want – but no written comments can be in them.

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    Leisure Essay

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    Assignment #2: Leisure Mapping Essay Environmental Factors affect on my Leisure and Recreation By Ali Qasim Barlas Monday February 25th 2013 212494159 Section A Ms. Khushboo Vora Tutorial 17 Leisure Mapping Essay 2012-2013 KINE 1000 6.0 Socio-cultural Perspectives in Kinesiology York University Almost everyone has some kind of leisure time whether it is a couple hours or a couple days. What varies is the type of recreational activities people choose to do during that time. Although

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    Leisure and Lifestyle

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    course leisure was a topic I did not give much thought to and I felt like I did not have the time to spare to put much thought into. To me‚ all leisure meant was having free time to do whatever it is that I wanted to do. But after analyzing my life I noticed that I had surrounded my life with solely work and school and my “free time” was anytime I spent watching television and anytime I slept. However‚ after taking this course I learned that leisure meant more much than that. Now leisure to me means

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    Work & Leisure

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    Society and Leisure – Research Essay According to Stanley Parker (1983)‚ work and leisure should be viewed as a totality‚ which suggests that it is important to understand the relationship between work and leisure. Discuss how factors such as work hours‚ changing work patterns‚ diversification of occupations‚ and increased occupational mobility might influence society’s leisure. What will the future workforce look like? Why is it important for leisure professionals to understand the relationship

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    Leisure Activities

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    Research Report Leisure activities Abstract Leisure activities play a significant role in daily life of overseas students who have heavy burden of study. The purpose of this study was dissect the attitude of international students for leisure activities and examined the reason why they changed their leisure activities after coming to Australia. A questionnaire was designed collectively and distributed to fifty students from the UWS College. The findings indicated that majority of international

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    Definitions of Leisure

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    DEFINITIONS OF LEISURE 1. Read carefully all these definitions of Leisure and select the meanings you prefer; then make up your own complete definition and write it down. After reading the definitions of Leisure carefully‚ the two that I believe are most complete and representative of the concept we nowadays see as Leisure are: “Leisure is a state of mind which ordinarily is characterised by un-­‐obligated time and willing optimism. It can involve extensive activity or no activity. The key ingredient

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    Concepts of Leisure

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    in digitised readings) there are three main concepts of leisure: time‚ activity and attitude. Using these readings as your sources of knowledge‚ show your understanding of each of these concepts and illustrate your answer with examples of your own leisure time‚ activity and attitude. Your Response Leisure is a circumstantial concept. Godbey (2003) discussed that leisure can differ between persons. When attempting to define leisure three components must be taken into account; time‚ attitude

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    Leisure Activities

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    Category:Leisure Activities Leisure is one’s discretionary time spent in non-compulsory activities‚ time spent away from cares and toils. Because leisure time is free from compulsory activities such as employment‚ running a business‚ household chores‚ education and other such day-to-day stresses‚ not including eating‚ and sleeping‚ it is often referred to as "free time." This category is for leisure activities such as those which one voluntarily spends away from such stresses‚ so called ’down time

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    Leisure Profile

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    Leisure Profile Assignment Table of Contents * Personal Philosophy * Definition of Leisure * My Leisure Activities * Activities I do most often * Favorite Activity/Why? * Motivation * Satisfaction * Constraints * What I can do to remove my constraints * Stress in my life * Activities that reduce my stress * How can I use Leisure differently to reduce my stress? * The influence of my cultural background on my leisure Personal Leisure Profile

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    Leisure Sociology

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    Leisure in contemporary UK society is characterised by social and economic inequality. Critically evaluate this assertion with reference to gender and work and unemployment. In order to evaluate the assertion that has been posed the primary imperative is to understand what leisure is. It is true to suggest that there is “no clear agreement about the meaning of the term leisure” (Kelly‚ 2009). However‚ when examining some of the definitions that have been applied to leisure it is possible to create

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