2. The recreation
and leisure
experiences of
older adults and
marginalized
groups by
recognizing that
There are common benefits and
challenges involved in the recreation
and leisure of all older adults.
Marginalized status
shapes leisure experiences in unique
ways, yet
Within marginalized groups there
is also heterogeneity in
leisure experiences.
3. Critical Gerontology
• Critical gerontology is an approach to aging research, policy, and
practice which questions the assumptions underpinning the
biomedical model of aging and the notion that older people are a
burden on society. It takes a sociological approach to aging issues
and argues that many of the so-called problems associated with
aging are not the result of inherent individual declines and disabilities
but rather are due to social structures which limit the ability of older
people to express their strengths and continue to make contributions
to society as full citizens.
9. Gender
• Gender does not refer to biological differences between men and
women but rather to the constellation of beliefs and practices that
give meaning to being male or female.
• Individuals are born male or female but learn to become masculine
and feminine through the socialization they receive. They
decide different activities for leisure.
• Cooking for women or driving a truck only foe men, etc.
10.
11. Sexual Orientation
• Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual
attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the
opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or
more than one gender.
14. Debate Time
GROUP A
Role of ethnicity and race in
Canada hampering the
participation in leisure
activities
GROUP B
Canada is welcoming all
race's people and let them
participating in leisure
activities
