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Formal deviance
behavior that violates formal cultural norms such as laws
Informal deviance
behavior that violates informal cultural norms such as customs
substance abuse
over indulging in and depending on a drug, alcohol or other chemical, to the detriment of physical and mental health
Problem gambling
an urge to gamble despite harmful negative consequences
Anomie
a lack of purpose resulting in the demise of formerly useful social norms
Leisure Boredom
when people feel they cannot escpae a meaningless leisure routine
differential association
deliquent behavior learned from others
retreatism
differences from the dominant social norms as a matter of personal expression
Dilemma of goodness
the question of whether leisure is only leisure when it is good
Wellness
making choices that lead to social, mental, physical, and spiritual health
Ideational mentality
something is bad based on our own ideas
Sensate mentality
something is bad based on your own experience
Prole lesiure
the pastimes of the lowest social or economic classes of people
utilitatrian
soemthing useful
Public good
resources that benefit everyone
Social movements
a significant change in the social conditions and patterns of behavior in a society
Settlement houses
an institution providing various community services
economics
organizing resources for the efficient production and distribution of goods and services
Standard of living
the degree of prosperity in an economy, measured by income levels, quality of housing and food, medical care, educational opportunities, etc.
Gross domestic product
total market value of the goods and services produced in an economy
Purchasing power parity
a ratio that compares the relative affordability of goods and services in different economies
Big Mac index
a demonstration of PP based on the prices of the Big Mac around the world; the Economist
human development index
a summary measure of livability in an economy
economic system
the organized way a society allocates its resources and apportions goods and services
consumption
all purchases of goods and services for personal use
Harried class leisure by linder
spending money for leisure and thus spoiling leisure by making us feel frantic
conserver leisure
leisure goods and services that do not rely on consumption
Foreign exchange leakage
money generated in an economy that is removed because of foreign ownership of the goods and service sold there
time famine
having insufficient time
temporal displacement
altering the timing of events as reaction to adverse chnages at a recreation resource
time sufficiency
amount of free time available in a culture; how time is viewed/experienced in one's culture


busy = success in america
time urgency
feeling rushed, quickened pace of life

Lack of enjoyment if always feel rushed. Do things based on time not preference. Toll on physical health.
time deepening
doing multiple activities at the same time in order to save time without fully experiencing any of them
homo faber
human as worker; innate desire to work
homo ludens
human as player; innate desire to play
work ethic
belief in the virtues of hard work, including its ability to enhance character
workaholism
colloquislly, compulsiveness about working
play-aversion
applying the behaviors and performance standards of work to leisure
central life interest
the primary focus of one's life


shift toward's free time
alternating life plan
redistributes schooling, work, and leisure throughout life
boston sand garden
joseph lee
hull house
jane addams
"Just a job"
use leisure to compensate, emphasize the money earned "just in it for the paycheck"
Pessimistic view
work is less desirable, leisure makes up for work

workaholism, play-aversion
Optimistic view
both are desirable for their respective benefits; balance



downshifting
Neutral view
separate spheres of life
Leisure shaped by 4 factors
Personal perceptions of free time
privilege; escape

personal amounts of free time
time famine

time needed for lesiure activities
less free time=shorter less absorbing leisure activities

Time sufficiency
Leisure satisfaction=?
life satisfaction and in many cases, work satisfaction


fair pay and job security not enough to impact life satisfaction
Compensation theory
what we do in leisure makes up for what we can't do in work
Affluenza
endless increase in material desires
Antagonistic view of leisure in capitalism
more leisure, less progess

leisure not an individual right, you earn it
Favorable view of leisure in capitalsim
reduction in work= increased leisure

more discretionary income
Schor's view
capitalism = longer hours because in order to make more money, people will work longer hours
Wealth increases happiness when
it lifts people out of poverty and into the middle class, but not much after that
Benefits to an economy from leisure
employment, tourism, leisure makes workers more productive (breaks), property values
Harms to an economy from leisure
decreased productivity, foreign exchange leakage, balance of payments, costs related to leisure injuries
Leisure in developing countries
free time and rec resources limited, only possible for economically stable, leisure class supported by working class
leisure in developed countries
more people have economic stabiliy- basic needs satisfied, can foucs more on leisure services, higher discretionary income, leisure= industry
conspicous consumption
demonstrating wealth through lesirue expenditures, leisure= economic explotation of the poor, only wealthy can have leisure
Playground movement
Boston sand garden in 1885, Berlin, Germany, Joseph Lee
First federal level park
yellowstone 1872
First state park
Niagra Falls 1885
First local park
Central park
problems with gambling
addictive, similar to drug addiction, crime, lower incomes targeted, compulsive
problems with pornography
turns men off from partners, porn users use hookers more, 1 in 4 divorces attributed to porn, porn tied to sexual violence, heavy porn users 6x mor elikely to commit rape
types of gamblers
casual, occasional, risk, professional gamblers, habitual gamblers, obsessive gamblers
forms of vandalism
graffiti, breaking streetlights, salting lawns, cutting trees, egg throwing, tire slashing, draping toilet paper in trees, keying, writing on library books, creating crop circles

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