Leisure activity and well-being among the elderly in Taiwan: Testing hypotheses in an Asian setting Z A C H A R Y Z I M M E R 1 & H U I - S H E N G LIN 2 Population Studies Center and Department of Sociology‚ University of Michigan‚ and Centre on Aging‚ University of Victoria; 2Research and Planning Division‚ Taiwan Provincial Institute of Family Planning‚ The Republic of China Abstract. Studies conducted in Western nations suggest hypotheses regarding the relationship between leisure activity
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unacceptable to the workers and they would come to a realization of the inequity in their society. In the first line of the Communist Manifesto‚ Marx brings out the concernment of his book‚ “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class
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conceptual dimensions of leisure using ideas found in Lynch & Veal ch 1 and Godbey’s ch.1 (5) No clear understanding of topic. Little or no attempt to form a logical analysis. Some attempt at building an analysis of the three concepts‚ though mostly descriptive and lacking flow or logical structure. Analytical perspectives on three concepts somewhat shallow. Essay is descriptive‚ rather than analytical. Structure and flow of argument needs work 3 Clear examples of own leisure & attempt made to link
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Background Leisure time defines freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially: time free from work or duties. Leisure‚ or free time‚ is time spent away from business‚ work‚ and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating‚ sleeping and‚ where it is compulsory‚ education. The distinction between leisure and unavoidable activities is loosely applied. A distinction may also be drawn between free time and leisure. Leisure is one’s discretionary
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Leisure The idea of leisure has been in existence for many centuries and has come to have many different meanings depending on the period in history or the civilization that it originated from. From as early as Ancient Greece‚ Rome or Babylonia‚ the term we now know as leisure has existed in some form or another. As has been widely noted in introductory recreation texts‚ schole was both the ancient Greek word for leisure meaning‚ “serious activity without the pressure of necessity” and is
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MEASURING TRENDS IN LEISURE: THE ALLOCATION OF TIME OVER FIVE DECADES Mark Aguiar Erik Hurst Working Paper 12082 http://www.nber.org/papers/w12082 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 March 2006 We thank Susanto Basu‚ Gary Becker‚ Kathy Bradbury‚ Kerwin Charles‚ Raj Chetty‚ Steve Davis‚ Jordi Galí‚ Rueben Gronau‚ Dan Hamermesh‚ Chad Jones‚ Ellen McGrattan‚ Bruce Mayer‚ Kevin Murphy‚ Derek Neal‚ Valerie Ramey‚ Richard Rogerson‚ Frank Stafford‚ and
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The Evolution of Leisure Leisure has always been part of the human life‚ we use leisure as a form of entertainment and to have a break from the daily routine. This essay will discuss the evolution of how we have used leisure throughout history to current modern society in Greek and Roman leisure‚ the industrial revolution and how it has changed society‚ and general leisure patters over the last 1000 years. Leisure has been developed in every culture to distract us from the work and stress in
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Leisure or free time‚ is a period of time spent out of work and essential domestic activity. It is also the period of recreational and discretionary time before or after necessary activities such as eating and sleeping‚ going to work or running a business‚ attending school and doing homework‚ household chores‚ and day-to-day stress. The distinction between leisure and unavoidable activities is loosely applied‚ i.e. people sometimes do work-oriented tasks for pleasure as well as for long-term utility
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ANALYSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEISURE QUESTION 1 The Ancient Greek: “Leisure is an essential opportunity for the development of man and woman and the unity of body and mind” (Torkildsen‚ 1999) Leisure back in the Ancient Greek times was seen as a time to enjoy public entertainment and competitions and also to partake in professionalization sports. Though these were some of the many things the Greeks did for leisure back in those days‚ the most important form of leisure lead to “aesthetic‚ spiritual
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