1. The International Scene
HPR 200 Spring 2011
Universality of leisure behavior
Article 24 of United Nations Declaration of Human Rights emphasizes that everyone has the right to rest and recreation, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays.
This chapter looks at the history of rec and leisure in some countries and some popular current pursuits and activities

2. Western bloc Great Britain Soccer most popular contemporary sport
Influence of the Roman Catholic Church
Influence of Puritans
Class distinctions and the rise of the middle class
France
Class distinctions
Cycling
Germany
Friedrich Jahn – Father of Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Rituals and festivals (Oktoberfest)
Australia
Origination of public parks
Blocs are political classifications that came into use after WWII when communism became a force in eastern Europe
Formerly used to describe Non communist countries with free market economies –
Include US, Canada, Great Britain, western Europe, Australia, New Zealand
Great Britain, France, & Germany have had influence on leisure in US and worldwide
England is described as the mother of modern sport (most popular contemporary spectator sport, soccer) (called football outside the US)
Saxons brought jousting, parades during Middle Ages. Catholic Church – Saint’s days, ball games, Shrove Tuesday, 2 churches 3 miles from each other…broken bones and death…rich hunted for recreation. Poor hunted for food
Puritans banned recreation on sabbath and many other celebrations and recreational events
Great Britain considered Mother of Democracy based on individuals being allowed to express opinions – still class separation
Emergence of middle class during Victorian period spurred recreational movement. Pubs promoted music/entertainment on small stages, family events, film in pub
Presbyterians – “muscular Christianity” – fitness of body enhance fitness of spirit – sound mind in a sound body – Cricket, rugby used to divert young men from drinking, gambling, etc

3. World Leisure Organization
1.All people have a basic human right to leisure. 2. Provisions for leisure are as important as those for health and education. 3. The individual is his/her best leisure and recreational resource. 4. Individuals can use leisure opportunities for self-fulfillment and enhancing quality of life. 5. Governments should ensure the future availability of fulfilling leisure experiences 6. Governments should ensure the training of recreation and leisure professionals 7. Citizens must have access to all forms of leisure information 8. Educational institutions must make every effort to teach the nature and importance of leisure Approved by the World Leisure Board of Directors, July The original version was adopted by the International Recreation Association in 1970, and subsequently revised by its successor, the World Leisure and Recreation Association in 1979.
1.All people have a basic human right to leisure activities that are in harmony with the norms and social values
of their compatriots. All governments are obliged to recognise and protect this right of its citizens.
2. Provisions for leisure for the quality of life are as important as those for health and education. Governments
should ensure their citizens a variety of accessible leisure and recreational opportunities of the highest quality.
3. The individual is his/her best leisure and recreational resource. Thus, governments should ensure the means
for acquiring those skills and understandings necessary to optimize leisure experiences.
4. Individuals can use leisure opportunities for self-fulfilment, developing personal relationships, improving social
integration, developing communities and cultural identity as well as promoting international understanding and
co-operation and enhancing quality of life.
5. Governments should ensure the future availability of fulfilling leisure experiences by maintaining the quality of
their country’s physical, social and cultural environment.
6. Governments should ensure the training of professionals to help individuals acquire personal skills, discover
and develop their talents and to broaden their range of leisure and recreational opportunities.
7. Citizens must have access to all forms of leisure information about the nature of leisure and its opportunities,
using it to enhance their knowledge and inform decisions on local and national policy.
8. Educational institutions must make every effort to teach the nature and importance of leisure and how to
integrate this knowledge into personal lifestyle.
Approved by the World Leisure Board of Directors, July The original version was adopted by the International Recreation
Association in 1970, and subsequently revised by its successor, the World Leisure and Recreation Association in 1979.

4. Eastern bloc Soviet Russia
Communism impacts recreation (state approved)
Poland
leisure changes to narrow gap between rich and poor
Countries of Eastern Europe that were under Soviet communist domination from the end of WWII until the collapse of communism in 1989

5. Third world Mexico Religious festivals Bullfighting Tourism India
Hindu’s influence on leisure – Dieties and rigid hereditary social classes - Castes
Yoga / Chess / Dancing
Influence of Great Britain
Egypt
Influence of Islam
Lack of open space
Group of developing nations with largely agrarian economies, located mainly in Asia and Africa, that generally is not aligned with the ideologies of either the East or the West – Did not align themselves with East or West during Cold War between Soviet communism and Western democracy
Agrarian – Depend primarily on agriculture for support and sustenance

6. China Martial Arts Communism and its effects
Up and comer in world tourism (4th ) in according to wikipedia