Park Sociology

First, the argument readily assumes that the survey in which water sports are treated among best recreational activity is correct. This not going to happen all the time because the survey may specious in numerous ways. For example, we do not know the participants of the survey represent the whole city or which age group. The survey might be conducted within few people just live beside the river or only one age group. There might eight to ten pages long survey or the very question had only limited options. The few structures beside the river remain unused, which indicate that the residents of the city are not willing to watch or play water sports. The argument could have been clearer

It is often hypothesized that children might copy what they observe within their surroundings, thus those who grow up in the contexts characterized by high-quality education and child-care, access to a range of essential services and recreational facilities and social cohesion, experience and better developmental outcomes than those who grow up in contexts characterized by a lack of resources and social

Kids who live in places like housing tracts, condos, and planned communities are not allowed or discouraged to take part in outdoor activities. More than 57 million people live in places that control what that person and their family does. Even the public government can restrict children’s access to nature. “For the most part the criminalization of natural play is more suggestive than real. However, in some communities, young people who try to recreate their parents’ childhoods may face misdemeanor charges or see their parents sued.” Page 29. With these regulations kids are basically forced to join a sports teams. Sports are good for kids but it doesn’t let them be free and do what they want. Studies have shown that modern families are spending more time watching television and on the computer. Growing obesity rates among adults and children because of diets and sedentary lifestyles. Since kids are not going outside and playing as much they are getting less exercise and are more obese than ever. U.S. researcher Jane Clark, a University of Maryland professor of kinesiology suggests “that a generation of children is not only being raised indoors, but is being confined to even smaller spaces.” “calls them “containerized kids”- they spend more and more time in car seats, high chairs, and even baby seats for watching TV. When children do go outside, they’re often placed in containers-strollers-and pushed by walking or jogging parents.” These are used to keep the kids safe but research suggests that it effects the long-term health of children. As more people are being affected by nature deficit more scientific evidence is emerging that indicates direct contact with nature is essential for mental and physical

Being outdoors has a positive impact on children's sense of well-being and helps all aspects of children's development.

In the essay “ Learning Responsibility on City Sidewalks”, the author Jane Jacobs shows us that it is important to let children interact with city sidewalks because they can learn lots of things there. On the other hand, the author also argues that it is necessary to select appropriate public areas because not all the public areas can give children advantage lessons. Based on author’s observations, some parents will allow their children play in parks so they are convenient to take care of children and save money for hiring daycare. However, it is not useful for children to learn in this environment. For example, children will not learn independent under parent’s supervision. Combing all the factors,

Race, income, and education have shifted the demographics of my community, Huntington Park, in the past years from 1990 to 2010. In the 1990’s there was no particular social class dominating my city; the median income was $62,500. In 2010 however, my city was made up of working class individuals whose median income was about $37,651. The departure of whites contributes to urban decay in my community just as Hunter’s observations showed, where low working class came and made up the majority of the population and lived in “extreme poverty and seemingly ever-present violence (Hunter). Education also affected the class shift in my community, there was less people graduating and pursuing higher education. The 1990 census shows that 14.48% attained

I was very aware of sexual violence on college campuses so I was not really surprised by the information presented in The Hunting Ground. Before I moved to Cleveland, Ohio two years ago I live in North Carolina. I have friends that are students at UNC. I was a student at East Carolina University and lived on campus two years ago. Before move in day we were required to complete lessons online about campus safety, dorm safety, sex, and alcohol/ drugs. I lived in an all-girl hall, meaning there were no boys. We always instructed to never walk alone at night, make sure our phones were always working, not to leave our drinks unattended, and the dangers of certain frat house parties. I had many friends in sororities so I would hear stories. Sarah

It seems the south Brooklyn neighborhood known as Carroll Gardens is a victim of its own success. For the better part of the 20th century, this small neighborhood community, which is partly framed by the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) and the Gowanus canal, was populated by working class Italian immigrants and their families who created a rich Italian American imprint on the area.

Questions might be, 1) Will it be a safe place for the dogs to play? 2) Will the fact the schools are so close to the dog park become dangerous or an issue? 3) Will the dog park meet the needs of all the local and unlocal dogs?

This is a picture of the Hugh MacRae Park is a park located in the Cape Fear River Basin.The Hugh MacRae Park is 58 acres and is located in Wilmington,NC off 17th Street South. The park is wooded consisting of many sport activities including a tennis court, baseball field and etc. The park also consists of 1.5 mile walking trail, dog park, playground for kids, and even more.

Their 44 sites countywide were located in schools, community centers, and in apartment buildings. The after-school programs are meant to be provided within the community so that children can have easier access to these programs. The after-school programs that are provided within the apartment complex are meant to target particular populations, such as refugee populations that might not yet be affiliated with local schools. This signifies the bidirectional relationship between community and policy. Community needs are impacting decisions because it is known that certain populations could benefit from access to after-school programming. Policy can also impact the community through implementing programs in particular contexts and then adapting them when change is needed. Their discussion connected directly with our class dialogues about the significance of applied developmental scientists thinking about particular issues within the context of whatever diverse communities and cultures that they take place. Ms. Markman and Ms. Roseberry did not simply decontextualize and apply the same program that existed in Providence in Nashville. They considered the unique context here and adapted and continued testing their

this explains my reasoning Because when the story “Should Your School Get Rid of Sports?” starts talking you see two sides a yes and a no meaning there are going to be two sides of the story,.(no we should not) It says this on page 12 “It's 11:30 the night before a big test, and you still have four more chapters to study. You’re exhausted, but you won’t be able to sleep—you’re too jittery. Your fingers tap the desk, and your mind races about what will happen if you fail. Thank goodness you have track tomorrow morning! Practices and meets are the key to your sanity.” (yes we should) it says on page 10 Every year, thousands of teenagers move to the United States from all over the world, for all kinds of reasons. They observe everything in their new country with fresh eyes. One thing consistently surprises them: “Sports are a big deal here,” says Jenny, who moved to the U.S. from South Korea in 2011. Shawnee High, Jenny’s school in New Jersey, has teams in 18 sports. The campus has lush grass fields, six tennis courts, and an athletic Hall of Fame. By contrast, in South Korea, Jenny’s classmates played pickup soccer on a dirt field at lunchtime. If they were in the local newspaper, it was because of their academic achievements, not because they won a game”.i can connect this to my text evidence because Because there are two

The limitations of this research include firstly, that children were only recruited from one city in the states; New York City was used however there were children from three regions in Israel used for the study. Although this does not seem like a protruding limitation, if children were chosen from multiple regions in the United States were chosen, there could be significantly different results from the study. Another limitation of the study is that there were

A Movie Review of Garden State Throughout history people have been trying to spread the knowledge and share the ideas that serve them the best, this can be loosely referred to as a form of socialization. Man has created gestures, languages, writings, songs, books, and now movies for the purpose of socialization; they are all very effective. The Twentieth Century Fox film Garden State is about a twenty-six year old man named Andrew who feels completely numb to every part of his life, mainly because his psychiatrist father has him taking several different antidepressant drugs. When his paraplegic mother drowns in the bathtub Andrew stops taking his medications and travels back home for the funeral.

The favourable data reinforces the strong relationship between the stated variables and Evans reasons logically the benefits of these relationships. However, Evans uses a “theory triangulation” (Patton. 2002, p.562 & Babbie. 2011, p.122) by examining data from the perspective of those that believe children’s playtime is essential in gaining social skills. Patton (2002) suggests that this use of data analysis assists in less distortion and bias and aids in credibility and quality of the findings.