Civilization of Leisure and the Senses of Leisure Behavior

Leisure is an essential part of free time in the modern life. However, under the influence of global social trends, the essence of leisure activities changes inevitably. Definition of what a person’s individual free time really is depends not so much on the particular person’s types of leisure activities as on which interests they realize in their leisure activities most of all, which functions of the leisure activities are popular. To understand diverse senses of the modern leisure, it is necessary to reconsider traditional research approaches. The article offers a solution to this problem via building a typology of leisure behavior, which would reflect not only the internal communication between various leisure activities, but also the possible leisure strategies, determined by the objectives (motivation) of these activities. From this perspective, studying the leisure space, during more or less extended periods of time, provides an opportunity to capture, empirically, the impact of external factors (e.g. macrosociological changes) on the type of leisure activity content.

leisure, free time, leisure activities, entertainment, preferences, motives, social functions, culture, art

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