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The effects of demographics and social divisions on leisure participation. What are the main factors that encourage people to take part in particular leisure activities?
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Leisure in Society By Martin Wade The effects of demographics and social divisions on leisure participation What are the main factors that encourage people to take part in particular leisure activities? Max Kaplan in 1975 said: "leisure consists of relatively self - determined activity/experience that falls in to ones free - time roles, that is psychologically pleasant in anticipation and recollection, that potentially covers the whole range of commitment and intensity, that contains characteristics norms and constraints and that provides opportunities for recreation, personal growth and service to others. There are many factors that encourage people to take part in leisure activities. Health implications are one of the main factors. The growing trend for people to be fit and healthy is now bringing more and more people to become involved in leisure activities such has training at local health and fitness clubs, taking part in sporting activities such as football, or simply going...
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