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The Recreation and Leisure Studies American Association for Leisure and Recreation. C A R E E R P are among the recreation and leisure courses
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How do black americans tend to spend their leisure time?
Just for comparison purposes, you might be interested to know that the
researchers found that the top leisure activities for caucasian
Americans were somewhat similar:
1) Immobile activities
(e.g., "resting, loafing, media usage")
2) Outdoor-Individual
(e.g., "swimming, bicycling, sailing")
3) Hunting / Fishing
4) Sports
(e.g., "bowling, baseball, basketball, soccer")
5) Camping / Hiking
6) Popular Art
(e.g., "woodworking, remodeling, sewing, gardening")
7) Fine Art
(e.g., "dance, ballet, painting")
8) Exercise / Health
(e.g., "running, aerobics, weightlifting")
9) Golf
10) Games
(e.g., "cards, gambling, board games")
Hello.
Dr Kimberly Shinew of the University of Illinois' Diversity Research
Laboratory has done extensive research studying the leisure activities
of African-Americans. For more information about Dr. Shinew, visit her
web page at uiuc.edu:
http://www.diversitylab.uiuc.edu/shinew.html
According to research done by a team of researchers led by Dr. Shinew,
the following are the top 10 leisure and recreation activities among
African-Americans:
1) Immobile activities
(e.g., "resting, loafing, media usage")
2) Sports
(e.g., "bowling, baseball, basketball, soccer")
3) Exercise / Health
(e.g., "running, aerobics, weightlifting")
4) (tie) Popular Art
(e.g., "woodworking, remodeling, sewing, gardening")
4) (tie) Association / Sociability
(e.g., "visiting friends/relatives, participating in church
activities, voluntary organizations, attending parties")
6) Outdoor-Individual
(e.g., "swimming, bicycling, sailing")
7) Hunting / Fishing
8) Games
(e.g., "cards, gambling, board games")
9) Fine Art
(e.g., "dance, ballet, painting")
10) Camping / Hiking
Sources:
Shinew, K. J., Floyd, M. F., & McGuire, F. A. (1996). Class
polarization and leisure activity preferences of African Americans:
Intragroup comparisons. Journal of Leisure Research, 28, 219-232.
Citation from getcited.org:
http://www.getcited.org/pub/103379131
Floyd, M. F., Shinew, K. J., & McGuire, F. A. (1994). Race, class
awareness, and leisure activity preferences: Marginality and ethnicity
revisited. Journal of Leisure Research, 26, 158-173.
Citation from getcited.org:
http://www.getcited.org/pub/103379162
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