Solitary and Peer Group Leisure Activities of Rural Adolescents.

Autor/inn/en	Hine, Lynn Drumheller; Hedlund, Dalva E.
Titel	Solitary and Peer Group Leisure Activities of Rural Adolescents.
Quelle	(1994), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Development; Adolescents; Extracurricular Activities; High School Students; High Schools; Leisure Time; Peer Relationship; Recreational Programs; Rural Areas; Rural Schools; Rural Youth; Social Isolation; Socialization; Student Attitudes; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Freizeit; Peer-Beziehungen; Freizeitplanung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Rural areas; School; Schools; Schule; Schulen; Youth; Soziale Isolation; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	American adolescents spend a significant portion of their time in leisure activities, but little research has been done on adolescent extrafamilial leisure activities, either alone or with peers. This paper examines adolescents' own accounts of such activities. As part of a longitudinal study of rural youth development, semistructured interviews were conducted for 4 consecutive years with 87 students at 4 rural high schools in upstate New York. The students tended to have higher than average academic achievement and socioeconomic status. All participants described their communities as places where "there is nothing to do." Their schools provided adult imposed, structured activities in which participation was high, and were centers of both adolescent and adult activities in their communities. Outside of school activities, there were few places or activities available to rural adolescents within their communities. The students interviewed were very active and spent their leisure time constructively. They took advantage of extracurricular school activities, engaged in creative solitary activities, were quite active in volunteer community work, and enjoyed uniquely rural outdoor activities. However, geographical distance and transportation problems contributed to participants' sense of isolation. A deficit in socialization is suggested by the lack of a place in the community for peer groups to meet and engage in informal youth-structured activities. Implications for adolescent development are explored. (SV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC