Explaining Leisure Behavior

Question 1

What are the 8 lifestyles and the implications for leisure behavior?

Answer 1

• Innovators- like trying new things
• Thinkers- don’t need excitement, take pleasure in the simple things
• Believers- established routinines, organized, set of values dictate leisure activities
• Achievers- attention goes to activities that will improve careers
• Strivers- concerned about the opinion of others
• Experiences- wants to do different risky things for the experience
• Makers- get involved in physical forms of activities- self sufficient
• Survivors- limited resources, sticks to whats comfortable, don’t take risks

Question 2

What are some of the psychology theories used to explain leisure behavior?

Answer 2

• Theory of flow
• Self as entertainment
• Reversal

Question 3

What are some of the sociology theories used to explain leisure behavior?

Answer 3

• Compensation
• Spillover
• Symbolic interaction

Question 4

What are some of the anthropology theories used to explain leisure behavior?

Answer 4

• Anti-structure
• Structure
• Transitional State