Hello.
Dr Kimberly Shinew of the University of Illinois' Diversity Research
Laboratory has done extensive research studying the leisure activities
of African-Americans. For more information about Dr. Shinew, visit her
web page at uiuc.edu:
http://www.diversitylab.uiuc.edu/shinew.html
According to research done by a team of researchers led by Dr. Shinew,
the following are the top 10 leisure and recreation activities among
African-Americans:
1) Immobile activities
(e.g., "resting, loafing, media usage")
2) Sports
(e.g., "bowling, baseball, basketball, soccer")
3) Exercise / Health
(e.g., "running, aerobics, weightlifting")
4) (tie) Popular Art
(e.g., "woodworking, remodeling, sewing, gardening")
4) (tie) Association / Sociability
(e.g., "visiting friends/relatives, participating in church
activities, voluntary organizations, attending parties")
6) Outdoor-Individual
(e.g., "swimming, bicycling, sailing")
7) Hunting / Fishing
8) Games
(e.g., "cards, gambling, board games")
9) Fine Art
(e.g., "dance, ballet, painting")
10) Camping / Hiking
Sources:
Shinew, K. J., Floyd, M. F., & McGuire, F. A. (1996). Class
polarization and leisure activity preferences of African Americans:
Intragroup comparisons. Journal of Leisure Research, 28, 219-232.
Citation from getcited.org:
http://www.getcited.org/pub/103379131
Floyd, M. F., Shinew, K. J., & McGuire, F. A. (1994). Race, class
awareness, and leisure activity preferences: Marginality and ethnicity
revisited. Journal of Leisure Research, 26, 158-173.
Citation from getcited.org:
http://www.getcited.org/pub/103379162
Search strategy: "african americans", "leisure activity", recreation
After locating these two articles through Google searches, I was able
to obtain them through a database of academic articles hosted by my
local public library.
I hope this helps. |
Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
30 Mar 2003 00:58 PST
Just for comparison purposes, you might be interested to know that the
researchers found that the top leisure activities for caucasian
Americans were somewhat similar:
1) Immobile activities
(e.g., "resting, loafing, media usage")
2) Outdoor-Individual
(e.g., "swimming, bicycling, sailing")
3) Hunting / Fishing
4) Sports
(e.g., "bowling, baseball, basketball, soccer")
5) Camping / Hiking
6) Popular Art
(e.g., "woodworking, remodeling, sewing, gardening")
7) Fine Art
(e.g., "dance, ballet, painting")
8) Exercise / Health
(e.g., "running, aerobics, weightlifting")
9) Golf
10) Games
(e.g., "cards, gambling, board games")
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