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  • The lifestyle of United Arab Emirates residents [Elektronski vir] : everyday leisure vs. travel
    Slak Valek, Nataša
    Leisure researchers have generally shown that the leisure activities type and frequency remain fairly stable through the years (Janke, Davey & Kleiber, 2006). Thus, the education and leisure ... activities practiced in the youth, it is very important for the future life (Lee & King, 2003). Thus, it is crucial to understand what people do in their free time. The literature on how residents of United Arab Emirates (UAE) spend their leisure time is scarce. The purpose of our paper is to investigate which leisure time activities are practiced mostly by the residents of UAE. It has to be pointed out that nationalities and cultures living in UAE are different and very diverse. For example, in 2013 Abu Dhabi's population was estimated to be 2,453,096, of which only 20.2% are Local Emirati and 79.8% are expatriates (Statistical Year Book Abu Dhabi, 2014). In consequence, the data presented in our research will look at the differences between locals and expatriates in leisure time activities. Moreover, the life-span development theory emphasised the importance environment and historical contexts in shaping the human development (Baltes, 1987). It is crucial to know that the country of UAE was officially established 44 years ago and Emirati people are by our hypothesis still affected by their history also when deciding for the type of a leisure activity. As found by Martin and Mason (2003) "traditional culture and religion are still important in shaping leisure behaviour, but a more Western pattern of leisure is emerging". Thus, the second purpose of our paper is to understand what affect the leisure time of UAE resident's today, looking at their demographic characteristics. Finally, the everyday leisure time activities vs. activities undertaken when travelling are studied in our research. Larsen (2008) discussed what consequences an everyday life perspective has for future tourism research, but this study considered the real applied data of UAE resident's everyday leisure activities and compare it with the activities mostly undertaken when travelling. For this research study the standardised questionnaire developed by the International Social Survey Programme about Leisure Time and Sports (ISSP, 2007) has been used as a starting point, but adapted and adjusted for the purposes of our study and the culture of people surveyed (e.g. Muslims).
    Vir: Challenges, choices, consequences [Elektronski vir] : congress proceedings (Str. 71)
    Vrsta gradiva - prispevek na konferenci
    Leto - 2016
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 2048159827

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    http://www.larasa.org.za/2016-larasa-worldleisure-congress/

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