Elke Zeijl Y oung Adolescents' Leisure

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1 Elke Zeijl Y oung Adolescents' Leisure

2 Forschung Soziologie Band 121

3 Eike ZeijI Y oung Adolescents' Leisure A cross-cultural and cross-sectional study of Dutch and German year -olds Leske + Budrich, Opladen 2001

4 Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Ein Titeldatensatz für die Publikation ist bei Der Deutschen Bibliothek erhältlich ISBN DOI / ISBN (ebook) 2001 Leske + Budrich, Opladen Das Werk einschließlich aller seiner Teile ist urheberrechtlich geschützt. Jede Verwertung außerhalb der engen Grenzen des Urheberrechtsgesetzes ist ohne Zustimmung des Verlages unzulässig und strafbar. Das gilt insbesondere für Vervielfaltigungen, Übersetzungen, Mikroverfilmungen und die Einspeicherung und Verarbeitung in elektronischen Systemen. Einbandgestaltung: Disegno, Wuppertal

5 List of Contents Chapter 1: Y oung adolescents and their leisure 1.1 Introduction Position of the present study within contemporary discourses on childhood and youth The developmental psychological and socialization theoretical discourse The childhood and youth sociological discourse Contemporary sociological debates on the leisure of young adolescents Leisure Activities Parents Peers Social Exc1usion Research questions and research context The structure of the present study Chapter 2: Method 2.1 Part I Part II Introduction Methodological considerations Cross-cultural research Construct bias Method bias Item bias Cross-sectional age research The implementation 0/ the present study The survey Family relations Leisure activities Peer relations Translation issues SampIe and administration procedure Methods of analyses Conc1usion

6 The translation process: Meaning equivalence Construct equivalence SampIe and procedure equivalence Wording: Child and adolescent speech Introduction and layout Researchers present Chapter 3: The leisure patterns of young adolescents 3.1 Introduction Leisure research in the Netherlands: A bird's-eye view Social-pedagogicalleisure studies: The role of social status Sociologically oriented quantitative leisure studies: The role of age and gender Social-ecologicalleisure studies: The leisure of pre-adolescents and adolescents Childhood sociological studies: The transition from childhood into adolescence The German parallel study Research questions and expectations Results Unorganized activities Area 1 :The street-computer area Area 2: The cultural area Area 3: The youth-cultural-cultural area Area 4: The youth-cultural-street-computer area Organized activities Organized activities on weekdays Organized weekend activities Organized and unorganized activities Area 1: many unorganized- few organized activities Area 2: many unorganized-many organized activities Area 3: few unorganized-many organized activities Area 4: few unorganized-few organized activities Leisure clubs Leisure stress and parental help Discussion and cross-cultural comparison Cross-cultural comparison Organized activities

7 Unorganized activities Area 1: street -computer area Area 2: the cultural area Area 3: The youth-cultural-cultural area Area 4: The youth-cultural-street-computer area Appendix to chapter Chapter 4: The role of parents and peers in the leisure activities of young adolescents 4.1 Introduction Theoretical approaches in leisure and peer studies Structural-functionalism: The role of age Sub-cultural studies: The role of gender and social dass Childhood sociology: The role of parents and peers Research questions and expectations Results Area 1: The family-peer group area Area 2: The single-family area Area 3: The single-friendship area Area 4: The peer group-friendship area Parental interference in children' s leisure Discussion and cross-cultural comparison Cross-cultural comparison Area 3: the single-friendship area Area 4: the peer group-friendship area Appendix to chapter Chapter 5: Parent-child relationships in early adolescence 5.1 Introduction Empirical research on the parent-child relationship in the Netherlands The immediate social surroundings The broader social context The Gerrnan parallel study Parent-centeredness of everyday life Parental consideration of children's wishes and interests Parental attentiveness to children's conduct

8 Parental disciplinary actions Children' s strategies of perseverance Parent-centeredness of everyday life Parental consideration of children's wishes and interests Parental attentiveness to children's conduct Parental disciplinary actions Children' s strategies of perseverance Research questions and expectations Results Comparing component solutions: Methodological aspects Comparing component solutions: Content-analytical aspects Parent-centeredness of everyday life Parental consideration of children's wishes a interests (child orientationl Parental attentiveness to children's conduct Parental disciplinary actions Children' s strategies of perseverance Parental interference in leisure activity choices Discussion Appendix to chapter 5: Dutch and German component loadings Chapter 6: Discussion and conclusions 6.1 Introduction Theoretical gain and pedagogical relevance of the present study Main conclusions: Three theoretical notions Leisure "pre-prograrnming": The backseat generation? The advancement of adolescence: Precocious kids? Childorientation: Attentive negotiation-directed parents Cross-cultural comparison: Cultural characteristics Empirical-based conceptual patterns Pattern 1: The Leisure Explorers Pattern 2: The Leisure Learners Pattern 3: The Leisure Consumers Pattern 4: The Leisure Combiners Recommendations for future research References