This course examines complexity and diversity of the United States society through the study of leisure in American culture. Leisure attitudes, customs, and behaviors will be studied as reflectors of the values held in American society. A brief history of American society will be traced from a leisure perspective, and the major concepts of democracy and freedom will be tested through an analysis of the leisure experience in America. Issues within leisure of race, gender, age, disability, and socio-economic class will be used as the basis for demonstrating some of the ideals of American society and some of the contradictions of those ideals. Note: This course can be used to satisfy a university Core American Culture (AC) and Writing Intensive (WI) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.