Recreation, parks, and leisure services have become an important part of government
operation and vital program element of nonprofit, commercial, private
membership, therapeutic and other types of agencies.
Recreation also provides major personal benefits in terms of
meeting physical, emotional, philosophical, and other important health-related needs of participant.
Recreation and leisure in modern society, including
1. the field’s conceptual base
2. the varied leisure pursuits people engage in
3. their social and psychological implications
4. both positive and negative outcomes of play
5. the network of community organizations that provide
recreational programs and related social services
6. the development of recreation as a rich, diversified
field of professional practice.
Recreation means the network of public agencies that provide
such facilities as parks, playgrounds, aquatic center,…. Senior center,
golden age club or treatment center for physical rehabilitation.
Young people, recreation and leisure have taken on new
meanings of adventure, risk, excitement, and fulfillment as they seek to meld
technology and recreation.
Diversity in Participation – why people participate
(psychological aspects), whom they participate (social aspects), time (free
time versus obligated time) and cost (economic)
Motivation for Recreational Participation –
relaxation and release from work pressure or other tension
Other significant leisure motivations are based on the need
to express creativity, develop hidden talents, enhance physical skills, or
pursue excellence in varied forms of personal expression.
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