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Leisure Opportunities for the Aged
Leisure Opportunities for the Aged
Thursday, 19 July 2018: 10:30-12:20
Location: 201D (MTCC NORTH BUILDING)
RC13 Sociology of Leisure (host committee) Language: English
Leisure opportunities for the aged can be of different types. It also depends on different class and age of the people. Every society has certain norms and values and older people usually undertake certain leisure opportunities as par their values, norms, and abilities. Physical and mental strength also play an important role in determining the kind of leisure activities. Interests, habits, memories of enjoying certain things in young age also motivate certain leisure activities to be performed by the aged. It may be guided by intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of choosing leisure activities. Activities like walking, swimming, doing exercise and yoga, participating in community work, clubs and different societies, seniors forums, travelling, spending time with friends, grand children, watching movies, playing games like cards, chess, meeting people, cooking, fishing, gardening, joining arts and drama groups etc. have positive impact upon health and well being of the aged. These activities will be different for different people belonging to different places and environments like rural area, small town, city and in metropolis. Old age has chances of having health issues and they can adopt healthy diet, courses like Art of Living, join laughing clubs, do yoga, herbal messages to keep away diseases and keep oneself fit. Most important thing at this point is to make oneself mentally and physically fit through leisure activities. The present section welcomes papers which will highlight all different opportunities and leisure activities of aged people with suitable theoretical orientation.
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