Sociology and Space, No. 143, 1999.
Original scientific paper
Young People's Leisure Time with Particular Regard to Rural-Urban Continuum
Vlasta Ilišin
Abstract
In this paper the author analyses some aspects of the leisure time (spare time) use of
employed and unemployed youth in Croatia in mid nineties. Taking leisure time - being a
significant development resource of an individual and of groups - as a starting point, she
analysed results of an empirical research of Croatian urban and rural youth spare time use.
Results of this empirical research show that the young are mostly occupied with primarily
entertaining activities, while they are relatively rarely involved with creative and intellectually
demanding activities. Comparison of the data gained with the results of an earlier similar
research showed that there has not been much alteration in young people’s patterns of
leisure time use. On the other hand, comparison between the young and adults confirmed
that the young’s leisure time is still much richer and many-sided because they participate
in almost all observed activities notably more than adults. In choosing the prefered activities
the young mostly differ according to their educational level, profession, social background,
residential and marital status. In this context it came out that rural background and
domicile (similar as lower education, lower qualification occupation and marriage) have
restrictive effect to the young’s participation in observed activities. And, finally, the paper
ends with re-interpretation of empirical results in context of current re-traditionalization
process in some other fields of social life in Croatia.
Keywords
leisure; rural-urban continuum; rural and urban youth; patterns of leisure-time
Hrčak ID:
119964
URI
Publication date:
5.3.1999.
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