Below is a list of the course units, the dates when we will be covering each of them, and the chapters in the book that you should read to accompany each unit:

(Click on the underlined unit below to view the first unit's learning outcomes and assignments.)

• Unit One - Concepts and Definitions - 1/28- 2/11 - Chapter 1
• Unit Two - Leisure Throughout the Centuries - 2/11 - 2/25 - Chapters 2 & 3
• Unit Three - Where Do We Play? Leisure-Services as a System - 2/25 - 3/5 - Chapter 4
• Unit Four - Do You Pay for Your Play? - 3/5 - 3/19 - Chapter 12
  • Leisure as a Commodity
  • Purple Recreation: Morally Marginal Play
• Unit Five - Who Plays? Age, Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender - 3/19 - 4/16 - Chapters 6, 7, & 8
• SPRING BREAK - 3/21 - 3/28
• Unit Six - What Do We Play? -4/16 - 5/2
  • Sports - Chapter 9
  • Outdoor Recreation, Travel, and Tourism - Chapter 10
  • Arts, Entertainment, Television, and Hobbies - Chapter 11
• Unit Seven - How Will We Play? Trends and Challenges - 5/2 - 5/9 - Chapters 5, 13, & 14
• Final Exam Project - Due 5/13