In my Social Psychology of Leisure class this week, we are talking about leisure (of course) and how it influences our identities. One of the questions used in a study on identity formation was "How would you describe yourself to someone who doesn't know you?" For myself, I thought: athletic, adventurous, hard working, dedicated, fun, easy going. Now, there are quite a few other aspects to this study that ask about what kinds of leisure activities you do, how often, how important they are to you, etc...and then it ties it all together to tell you about the influence of your choice of leisure activities on the formation of your identity. Too much to talk about in this post. If you are REALLY interested, let me know, I'll send you the article. But I just wanted to throw it out there as some food for thought for all 3 people who read my blog. Enjoy.
Taiwan Adventure Tour: Days 4-5
10 years ago
2 comments:
You are TOO funny. I'm sure more than three people read your blog. I am interested in reading the article. My friends and I had a great time discussing CORE and BALANCE on our weekend trip. I'll work on a description of myself and email it to you when I finish.
YEAH!!!! That's so awesome! I'm so glad that you guys talked about it. It's such an easy concept to understand that if families knew about it, they may change the way they did things. And eventually end up being a much higher functioning group. Wishful thinking I guess.
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