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Item Item A Ski Lodge: Santa Fe Ski Basin, Santa Fe, New Mexico(Texas Tech University, 1974-05) Foster, Donald WNot Available.Item A youth center in Lubbock, Texas(Texas Tech University, 1971-12) Kreuzer, Wolfgang E.People do not like to follow their leisure pursuits in the atmosphere which colors their economic lives. They want something different; "some people will know this consciously and know also what it is they want to do. Many others will be unaware of it and may remain passive or indifferent to the time which is their own to use as they wish. Young people in this latter group may react aggressively against their social environment. The provision of leisure-time facilities must, therefore, have a twofold function. One is to provide adequate facilities for those who are already aware of what they want. The other is to provide facilities on such a scale and in such circumstances that those who might not otherwise be attracted to use them will in fact slowly become interested. Leisure-time facilities are not merely free and pleasant places provided just for fun within and around urban areas: "they are essential as a deliberate means of encouraging people, especially young people, in the creative use of leisure so that they may find a sense of purpose end a set of values which will enable them to acquire self confidence and become harmoniously-developed human beings."Item Play together or replenish apart? : the role of leisure with and without one’s partner for buffering against stress spillover(2015-05) Buck, April Allen; Neff, Lisa Hassig; Loving, Timothy; Gleason, Marci; Eastwick, Paul; Vangelisti, AnitaStressful experiences external to relationships (e.g., work stress, finances) often are associated with poor relationship functioning and lowered relationship satisfaction, a phenomenon called stress spillover. To explain this phenomenon, it has been suggested that coping with stressors drains individuals of their self-regulatory resources, leaving them with fewer resources for engaging in effortful pro-relationship behaviors. The goal of the current study was to examine possible ways for partners to replenish their self-regulatory resources following stressful events, and thus protect their relationships from harmful spillover effects. Specifically, the current study examined (1) whether leisure participation buffers spouses against the deleterious effects of stress and (2) the types of leisure (i.e., leisure with or without one’s partner) that are most beneficial for preventing stress spillover and safeguarding the self-regulatory resources necessary for positive relationship functioning. As part of a larger study of marriage, couples completed a 14-day daily diary assessing their daily stress, feelings of self-regulatory depletion, marital conflict, marital satisfaction, and leisure participation. On average, spouses exhibited significant stress spillover, such that spouse reported lower relationship satisfaction, greater relationship conflict and greater self-regulatory depletion on days of high versus low stress. Evidence for the potential buffering role of leisure with a partner were mixed; although spending more time in leisure with the partner was associated with greater relationship satisfaction and lower levels of self-regulatory depletion on high stress days, this leisure also increased the likelihood of relationship conflict under conditions of stress. Leisure without the partner did little to buffer spouses against stress spillover.Item Psychometric evaluation of the Leisure Preference Inventory(Texas Tech University, 1989-08) Randolph, Patrick DavidThis study also attempted to verify the secondary prediction that the nontype scales of the VPI and LPI will positively correlate at a significant level. In addition, in order to provide an initial picture of population differences, data were reported separately by gender as well as for the sample as a whole.Item Spaces of indulgence : desire, disgust, and the aesthetics of mass appeal(2012-05) Kolberg, Stephanie Jean 1976-; Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949-; Hoelscher, Steven D.; Davis, Janet; Engelhardt, Elizabeth; Smith, Mark; Adams, PaulThis dissertation examines the narratives surrounding spaces that represent a fantasy of democratized pleasure, power, and excess. In looking at the construction of the gentlemen’s club image, the promotion of Carnival cruise ships, and the discourse surrounding Red Lobster, this project explores the way different types of “indulgent” consumer spaces embody tensions between disgust and desire, and serve as examples of the way various anxieties and ideals are formulated and invoked as articulations of/contests over aesthetic meaning. By putting seemingly disparate types of consumer spaces into conversation with one another, this dissertation seeks to analyze underlying interconnections which would otherwise remain cordoned off in separate disciplines and within separate schools of thought. The upscaling of strip clubs into gentlemen’s clubs, beginning in the 1980s, reveals the methods by which so-called elements of disgust have been disguised, and in which aesthetic cues have been employed to minimize feelings of transgression and to bolster a sense of mainstream “normalcy.” Through downplaying elements seen as lower-class, gentlemen’s club owners have attempted to obscure cues of transgression in order to normalize zones of male power. The so-called downscaling of leisure cruising via Carnival Cruise Lines, from an elite option for the wealthy to a popular and growing mass-market vacation for all, demonstrates the desire for an aesthetic of fun and accessibility which meshes with late twentieth-century notions of Americanness as non-pretentious and playful. Carnival cruise ships embody an aesthetic of overflowing juxtaposition and freneticism which seeks to symbolically annihilate class differences and redistribute power. Lastly, the popular discourse surrounding Red Lobster and all-you-can-eat buffets reveals the way spaces of everyday life become fraught symbols of larger cultural tensions. Such narratives embody various concerns with and ideas about “middleness” and serve as barely concealed statements of disgust towards mass culture and abundance, and towards those who are perceived as somehow powerless. Overall, the tense relationship between desire and disgust that persists within American consumer culture reveals a conflicted relationship between access and excess, and demonstrates the way discussions of aesthetics reveal deep-seated views about class.Item The Influence of Racial Socialization, Racial Ideology, and Racial Saliency on Black Adolescents? Free-Time Activities(2010-10-12) Pinckney, Harrison P.Race has been considered to serve as a barrier to leisure for most Blacks. Such claims have been based on a few studies many of which are theoretically faulty. This dissertation research attempts to address the current shortcomings of the literature by exploring the relationships between racial socialization, racial identity, saliency, and the free-time choices of Black youth. Using a web-based survey, the relationship between the racial socialization behaviors of parents and development of racial ideologies is described. Findings provide support for the idea that specific race-related behaviors and messages and influence the development of one's racial identity. The results from the web-based survey are also used to test the Salience of Race in Leisure Questionnaire which is intended to determine the extent to which one considers race when selecting free-time activities. Finally, focus groups explore the race-related meanings that youth attach to their free-time activities. Findings provide information about the impact of racial socialization on the beliefs youth develop concerning Black and non-Black activities. In summary, this study provides a starting point for examining socialization and saliency as factors impacting the free-time decisions of Blacks. Much replication, extension and application research will be required to extend findings from current results using student and general population samples. The dissertation is organized in five sections. An introductory section presents the theoretical orientation for research. The second, third, and fourth sections explain the relationship between racial socialization, racial identity and saliency of race, and free-time activities. The final section provides a summary of the key findings of this dissertation.