The Future of Leisure and Society

Course aim

To extend students insight and critical thinking into the issues confronting contemporary society which relate to leisure, work and lifestyle choice, how these concepts will change in to the future and how these changes are actually predictable.

Course content

Leisure and the future, expressions of leisure technology, leisure in a capitalist world, the power of the child, work-leisure balance, generational theory and predicting the future of work and leisure in society, the Boomers and Generation Y, serious leisure.

Textbook(s)

Lynch, R & Veal, AJ 2006, Australian Leisure, 3rd, Longman, South Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks
Workshop	2 hour x 3 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Conference Presentation, Major essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.