Leisure Theory: Neulinger's Paradigm

Neulinger’s paradigm is a perspective based theory that separates leisure into two aspects, Perceived freedom, the ability to choose activities and intrinsic motivation, the acknowledgment that an activity is valued by what it gives a person. The leisure theory is then further divided into six stages or states of mind: Pure Leisure, Leisure-work, Leisure Job, Pure Work, Work-Job, and Pure Job. This theory very perspective based, it all depends on how a person views the activities of their life and the amount of enjoyment of they receive from their schedule. There are somethings that I noticed that were really similar between mine and Taylor’s, the student I’m comparing my chart to. I applied Neulinger’s paradigm is applied to my life in multiple ways and in my schedule. I labeled all of my

I then added my extra circulars such as Habitat for Humanity meeting which I then labeled as work-job due to the fact of that its a really meaningful activity and makes me want to do it because it’s something that externally motivates me. Then I added leisure work for studying, laundry and free time because they are both internally and externally rewarding. Studying externally gives the rewards of grades and giving the idea that tests will go well but it also internally rewards because it creates the feeling of satisfaction and confidence in classes. Laundry gives internally and external rewards because the external reward is having clothes to wear and the internal reward is having the feeling that I actually have myself together. That I'm doing my laundry on my own which creates satisfaction. I completed my chart with the addition of pure leisure. Economically, since I live in a dorm, the cost of laundry is discounted and therefore a smaller toll on my IU bank account. I labeled watching television, hanging out with my friends and lunch as pure leisure. They are pure leisure because it’s an activity that is continuous and does not