LEI 3001 - ALL QUIZZES well answered
to pass
The playground movement in the United States began in 1885 with the establishment of the -
correct answer ✔✔Boston Sand Gardens
Local government recreation agencies are composed of - correct answer ✔✔county (or special
districts) and municipal recreation agencies
Recreational managers need to possess three basic types of skills: - correct answer
✔✔technical, human relation and conceptual skills
In the field of public recreation, the largest and most recognized professional association is the:
- correct answer ✔✔National Recreation and Park Association
Recreation services which take place in public community settings to provide enjoyment and to
challenge and enrich people with disabilities are known as: - correct answer ✔✔special
recreation
The largest sporting event in the world for people with physical disabilities is the: - correct
answer ✔✔Paralympics
State game commissions (hunting and fishing), state boating commissions, and state gaming
commissions (legal gambling) are examples of how state governments carry out their function
of: - correct answer ✔✔setting regulations and standards for recreation
From approximately the 1850s to the 1950s, the American average workweek was - correct
answer ✔✔cut in half
, All, but one, of the following social factors have tended to limit the growth of leisure in the U.S.:
- correct answer ✔✔increased discretionary spending
According to Godbey, our culture and our leisure behavior and values are shaped by the extent
to which the American society is: - correct answer ✔✔urban, pluralistic, democratic, and
capitalistic
Being organized, private, nonprofit distributing, self-governing, voluntary, and beneficial to the
public are six characteristics of: - correct answer ✔✔nonprofit agencies
Membership fees, program fees, private philanthropy, government grants, interest income,
earned income, sales income, and social enterprise are some of the most common ways
revenues are generated for the following type of agencies: - correct answer ✔✔nonprofit
agencies
Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, Boys and Girls Clubs of America are three
examples of the following type of organizations: - correct answer ✔✔voluntary youth-serving
organizations
The National Recreation and Park Association; the American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance; and the American Camping Association are three examples of
the following type of organizations: - correct answer ✔✔Professional Associations
The anti-utilitarian view of leisure depicts leisure: - correct answer ✔✔as an end in itself, not a
means to an end
the idea that leisure should be a means to an end and be organized to serve a social purpose
such as improving race relations to a community is embraced in the following view of leisure: -
correct answer ✔✔leisure as a social instrument
to pass
The playground movement in the United States began in 1885 with the establishment of the -
correct answer ✔✔Boston Sand Gardens
Local government recreation agencies are composed of - correct answer ✔✔county (or special
districts) and municipal recreation agencies
Recreational managers need to possess three basic types of skills: - correct answer
✔✔technical, human relation and conceptual skills
In the field of public recreation, the largest and most recognized professional association is the:
- correct answer ✔✔National Recreation and Park Association
Recreation services which take place in public community settings to provide enjoyment and to
challenge and enrich people with disabilities are known as: - correct answer ✔✔special
recreation
The largest sporting event in the world for people with physical disabilities is the: - correct
answer ✔✔Paralympics
State game commissions (hunting and fishing), state boating commissions, and state gaming
commissions (legal gambling) are examples of how state governments carry out their function
of: - correct answer ✔✔setting regulations and standards for recreation
From approximately the 1850s to the 1950s, the American average workweek was - correct
answer ✔✔cut in half
, All, but one, of the following social factors have tended to limit the growth of leisure in the U.S.:
- correct answer ✔✔increased discretionary spending
According to Godbey, our culture and our leisure behavior and values are shaped by the extent
to which the American society is: - correct answer ✔✔urban, pluralistic, democratic, and
capitalistic
Being organized, private, nonprofit distributing, self-governing, voluntary, and beneficial to the
public are six characteristics of: - correct answer ✔✔nonprofit agencies
Membership fees, program fees, private philanthropy, government grants, interest income,
earned income, sales income, and social enterprise are some of the most common ways
revenues are generated for the following type of agencies: - correct answer ✔✔nonprofit
agencies
Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, Boys and Girls Clubs of America are three
examples of the following type of organizations: - correct answer ✔✔voluntary youth-serving
organizations
The National Recreation and Park Association; the American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance; and the American Camping Association are three examples of
the following type of organizations: - correct answer ✔✔Professional Associations
The anti-utilitarian view of leisure depicts leisure: - correct answer ✔✔as an end in itself, not a
means to an end
the idea that leisure should be a means to an end and be organized to serve a social purpose
such as improving race relations to a community is embraced in the following view of leisure: -
correct answer ✔✔leisure as a social instrument
