TRC 3302 Assignment Definitions and Theories of Recreation, Leisure, and Play.

y. Save this document, type your answers/responses in the spaces provided. Save the document with your work. Attach the document with your work to the appropriate space on Blackboard. (10% of the total grade) First, please explain the terms below in your own words: Recreation Leisure Play Something that you can do for relaxation or pleasure. Something that you can do in your spare time. To have fun doing something.

Second, look up the definitions of the terms recreation, leisure and play in at least three sources. For each, cite the reference and quote the definition. You may only use one dictionary. The other two definitions need to come from other sources (a professional recreation organization website, a recreation textbook, etc.) For each word complete the following tables: Recreation : 1 Source cite the reference using APA format recreation. (2009). In The Dictionary of Human Geography. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/bk humgeo/recreation Quote the definition Activities that a person partakes in the for the purpose of pleasure, enjoyment and satisfaction. Past times that heal participants bodies and uplift their morals. Simply for the sake of enjoyment and or for gambling.

Recreation and Leisure. (2010). In Encyclopedia of American Studies. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/jhu eas/recreation_and_leisure SPORTS AND RECREATION. (2004). In The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: New England. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/abc arcne/sports_and_recreation Source cite the reference using APA format

Leisure : 1

Quote the definition

LEISURE. (2000). In Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry /abcacw/leisure

APA | Chicago | Harvard | MLA Recreation and Leisure. (2010). In Encyclopedia of American Studies. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry /jhueas/recreation_and_leisure APA | Chicago | Harvard | MLA Leisure. (2008). In The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry /cabitrme/leisure

Leisure could serve as a handmaiden to progress, refreshing individuals for work, elevating character, and inculcating aesthetic sensibility. Can be defined as nonwork;

Definitions of leisure can be divided into three categories: time, activities and state of mind, based on their focus. Within the time

category time category leisure has been linked to free/residual time, a period where an individual has no biological, work-related, social or other obligations.

Play: 1

Source cite the reference using APA format Kornberger, M., & Farrell, A. (2008). Play. In S. Clegg, & J. Bailey (Eds.), International encyclopedia of organization studies. (pp. 1248-1250). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412956246.n426

Bottje, S., & Bornstein, M. (2005). Play, childhood. In C. Fisher, & R. Lerner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of applied developmental science. (pp. 841-843). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412950565.n324

APA | Chicago | Harvard | MLA play. (2009). In Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/routen csca/play

Quote the definition Play is defined as an activity bringing amusement or enjoyment often defined as spontaneous activity. Play gives us a chance to witness the processes working in a child's mind. Play includes a number of activities throughout the life span but is primarily defined in terms of the cognitively enriching and personally enjoyable activities that occur from infancy through childhood. This entry focuses on independent and social play activities, their developmental progression, as well as other related concepts. Play is a type of free activity, familiar in the lives not only of humans, but also of certain animal species, that takes place within its own proper boundaries of time and space (Huizinga 1950: 13). This activity is particularly characteristic of the young of any relevant species, who use special playful, and immediately recognizable expressions to indicate that they are engaged in it.

THEORIES: One theory is that play came about as a way to honor Gods, this comes from Ancient Greece beliefs.

 A theory is a group of evidence based facts that seek to provide an explanation for certain behaviors or events. There are a number of theories that seek to explain recreation, leisure and play behaviors. For this part of the assignment, use the library services to do a search for theories of recreation, leisure and play. Choose one of these theories for further study. Name the theory and give information about the origins/history of the theory as well as the person(s) credited with developing the theory. Write a paragraph explaining the theory and the evidence for and against the theory. Cite your source(s) using APA (see Blackboard/Course Documents/Support Materials).

REFLECTIONS: Summarize what you have learned about the subject of recreation, leisure and play. How have your thoughts changed after reading more about these terms? I learned that the terms recreation, leisure and play can be defined in many ways. That its no particular way to define to define leisure. For the simple fact that people can define leisure in many different ways.

What were your thoughts while looking for information? How did you choose your sources? Where did you go to find information? Was it difficult to find the answers you were looking for? Did the search go the way you expected? What surprises did you have while looking for information? I learned a lot of different ways people can define these three terms. When looking for different ways to define these terms I tried to use encyclopedias verses using dictionaries. For the most part this wasnt a difficult assignment when it comes to looking up information.