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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄP041 People's Development and Need of Leisure 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q1, Q2

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
General entrance requirements and course admission requirements for economic training programs oriented towards recreation science.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students:
- gain basic knowledge of people's development in different ages from a psychological, economic, societal and social perspective
- acquire knowledge of how the development of society effects people's need and possibilities for leisure pursuits
- gain knowledge of different groups' needs for leisure pursuits


CONTENTS
- Theories about groups and group dynamics
- Theories about the development of society from an economic perspective
- Theories about the development of society from a recreational perspective
- Cultural differences in the view on leisure time
- Field studies - the leisure time and leisure pursuits of different groups


TEACHING
Lectures, lessons, seminars, group projects and field studies.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in group.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
The development of society/exam 6.00ECTS
Field studies/report 3.00ECTS
People´s psychological development/examination 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
- (1996). Fritid i förändring. Om kön och fördelning av fritidsresurser. SOU 1996:3. ISBN 91-38-20152-6.
Csikszentmih‡lyi, M (1992). Flow - den optimala upplevelsens psykologi. Natur och kultur. ISBN 91-270-2974-1
Hogg, M-A & Vaughan, G.M (1995). Social Psychology: An introduction. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-1343-312-9
Lönnroth, J (1996). Politisk ekonomi - svenska och internationella tanketraditioner. SNS Förlag. ISBN 91-7150-640-3
Miller, P (1993). Theories of Developmental Psychology. W.H.Freeman and Company. ISBN 0-7167-2309-3 (pbk)
Nygaard, T (1996). Sociologisk handlingsteori. Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-61671-6
Stokowski, P (1994). Leisure in Society. A network Structural Perspective. Mansell Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7201-2141-8
Dessutom en fritt vald bok av nedanstående:
Veblen, T (1986). Den arbetsfria klassen. Vinga Press. ISBN 91-7764-008-X
Ytterligare litteratur i samråd med examinator

REMARKS


Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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