Pre

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Pre Post Confederation North America
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Puritans

• Work ethic
• Religious beliefs

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Colonialization

• Building the country

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Aboriginal People

• Hunting, fishing
• Games, songs, instruments, dancing, stories

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• Playful/games
• Agraoruk
• Nalukatook
• Ipirautaqurnia
• baggataway

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Uses of Lacrosse

• 1)settle major conflicts
• 2)bestow power in inds/groups
• 3)offer thanks to the Creator
• 4)develop maturity respect
• 5)develop coordination, quickness timing

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In General

• Social roles
• Diversion
• Spirituality

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Recreation Renaissance1840-1880

• Modern Christianity
• Celebration

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Industrialization

• Leisure class
• Capitalism

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• Working class

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Urbanization

• Commercial sector

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Common Leisure Pursuits

• Gambling
• Boxing, horse racing, cards, cock fighting, bear
  or bull baiting

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• Drinking
• Fortifying
• Social

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• Violence
• Eg blood sports

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Spanish bull running
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Cock fighting
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• Crime immoral behavior
• Christianize leisure
• Temperance groups
• Social Purity Movements

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Labour Unions

• Work week
• Employment standards

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Gender attitudes

• Pre 1850s - female leisure included
• Changes - acceptable public leisure for females

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Transportation

• Railroad
• Travel
• Lodging/entertainment
• Exposure
• Distribution

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Sector Contributions

• Commercial

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Public/ Not-For-Profit

• Halifax Common (1763)
• Bonspiels (1807)
• Committee on Public Walks Gardens
• Ice hockey

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• Rocky Mountain Park (1885)
• National Council of Women (1893)

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1900-1920

• Playground mvt
• Sand Gardens
• Strathcona Trust Fund (1909)

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• Boy Scouts/ Girl Guides
• Work Patterns Lord Days Act (1907)
• Weekend born
• 1wk annual vacation

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• Ford Model T (1908)
• By 1915 public parks were expected parts of city
  growth in Ontario
• 1910-19 branching out of the voluntary sector
  of leisure rec

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1920-1940Social Technological Changes

• Women vote
• 1928 Olympics
• Commercial Radio Broadcasting (1920)
• Sporting event attendance
• Golden Age of Sport

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• 1922 7 Statutory holidays
• Talking movies (1928)
• Great Depression (1930s)
• Job creation
• US Fair Labor Standards Act 40 hrs
• Rec/phys. Ed classes (1934)

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Wartime

• National Physical Fitness Act (1943)
• Expectation of govt involvement
• 1954 Act repealed

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Post War

• Combat stress
• Camping
• Travel
• National Assocs

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• TV (1950s)
• Excessive materialism
• Community ctr/ schools
• U of Western Ontario (1955)
• Duke of Edinburgh (1959)

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1960 70

• Fitness Amateur Sport Act (1961)
• Redefined govt roles
• Govt financial assistance programs
• Rec depts
• Professional training programs
• Get Fit Keep Fit

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1970s

• Participaction
• Private, non-profit corp
• Campaign
• 1972 82

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• Energy crisis
• Pleasure travel
• Ltd resources

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• Can Fitness Survey (1981)
• Can Fitness Lifestyle Research Institute
• 2nd National Survey (Campbells)
• National Pop Health Survey (1996-7)

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• Can Parks Rec Assoc Benefits Cat
• Eg rec active living increase life expect. by 2
  yrs
• Reduce self destructive behavior in youth
• Improve work performance

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• 1998 Parks Canada Agency Act
• 1990s increase in fees charges
• Viewed as an important contributor to the health
  of our nation of inds

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The Cost of Physical Inactivity Obesity Can
Economy

• The economic costs of obesity are significant
  direct and indirect costs associated with
  physical inactivity have been estimated at 5.3
  billion in 2001 (Source Katzmarzyk, P. T.,
  Janssen. (2004). The economic costs associated
  with physical inactivity and obesity in Canada
  An update. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and
  Metabolism 29(1) 90-115)
• 10 reduction in inactivity reduce health care
  cost by 150 million/yr

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Impact on Society

• Inactivity has an impact on social cohesion,
  productivity overall economic prosperity
  (Participaction Facts Stats).