Factors effecting leisure Factors effecting leisure choices choices

GCSE Revision Notes GCSE Revision Notes

The main factors The main factors

• Age Group Age Group

• Culture Culture

• Special Needs Special Needs

• Type of HouseholdType of Household

• Social Group Social Group

• Availability of Availability of activity activity

• Availability of Availability of transport transport

• Fashion Fashion

• Influence of Friends Influence of Friends and Family and Family

• Disposable IncomeDisposable Income

Age Group Age Group

• Different ages like different types of Different ages like different types of activities. activities.

• Club 18-30 holidays are based on this Club 18-30 holidays are based on this factor factor

• Saga holidays cater for over 50s Saga holidays cater for over 50s

Age Group – Activity Age Group – Activity

• For homework ask your parents and For homework ask your parents and grandparents what they like doing in grandparents what they like doing in their free time. Compare this to your their free time. Compare this to your own preferences. own preferences.

• What conclusions can you draw from What conclusions can you draw from this? this?

Culture Culture

• The values and beliefs of a society The values and beliefs of a society • UK has a variety of cultures and this UK has a variety of cultures and this

effects leisure opportunities. effects leisure opportunities.

QUESTIONS QUESTIONS • What does the term ‘yob culture’ mean?What does the term ‘yob culture’ mean?• What pressure does our society place What pressure does our society place

on young people. on young people.

Special Needs Special Needs

• Groups who have special needs Groups who have special needs include include – People with disabilities People with disabilities – Parents with young children Parents with young children – People who are unemployed People who are unemployed – Ethnic minority groups Ethnic minority groups

Special Needs – disability Special Needs – disability

• Often chose places with speical Often chose places with speical facilities available facilities available – Car parking bays close to entrance Car parking bays close to entrance – Corridors and doors wide enough for Corridors and doors wide enough for

wheelchairs wheelchairs – Ramps and lifts Ramps and lifts

THINK ABOUT? THINK ABOUT?

• What would it be like to be What would it be like to be unemployed? unemployed?

• How would this effect your choices? How would this effect your choices?

Question!! Question!!

• Read through the case study on page Read through the case study on page 48. ‘A hectic day’ 48. ‘A hectic day’

• Answer the questions Answer the questions – What opportunities are there for Steve What opportunities are there for Steve

and Emma for leisure activities during and Emma for leisure activities during the week?the week?

– What types of leisure activities tend to What types of leisure activities tend to target families like Emma and Steve? target families like Emma and Steve?

Type of HouseholdType of Household

• The make up of your household The make up of your household effects leisure choices. effects leisure choices.

• The presence of children The presence of children

• Adult only households Adult only households

Gender Gender

• Men and women typically have Men and women typically have different interests. different interests.

• Equal opportunities have lead to Equal opportunities have lead to people taking part in a wider range people taking part in a wider range of activities. of activities.

• Do you think that this is true?Do you think that this is true?

Social GroupSocial Group

• Socio-economic groups based on martial Socio-economic groups based on martial status, education, jobs and income. status, education, jobs and income.

• A is upper middle class (i.e. lawyers)A is upper middle class (i.e. lawyers)

• B is middle class (i.e. teachers)B is middle class (i.e. teachers)

• C1 is lower middle class (supervisors) C1 is lower middle class (supervisors)

• C2 is skilled working class (i.e. plumbers) C2 is skilled working class (i.e. plumbers)

• D is working class (i.e. unskilled labours) D is working class (i.e. unskilled labours)

• E is unskilled, pensioners and widows E is unskilled, pensioners and widows

Think about it Think about it

• Is the list fair? Is the list fair?

• Who has the most disposable Who has the most disposable income, class A or C2? income, class A or C2?