1、1Research of the Value of the Leisure Sport from a Perspective of the Humanistic SportAbstract. according to the analysis of the hierarchy of needs, the leisure sport is the natural outcome of a highly developed society as people are bound to pursue higher demand once their material needs are met. T
2、herefore, the leisure index has become one of yardsticks of the society development degree. Meanwhile, wide attention has been paid to the leisure sport by the public and professionals. In this thesis, it discusses the value of the leisure sport in terms of economy, society and philosophy. Key words
3、: humanistic sport, leisure sport, leisure The economy and society develops as rapidly as CRH. With abundant material and spare time as well as various means, an increasing number of people turn to the leisure sport. Then in which way does the leisure sport attract the attention of the public with i
4、ts unique charming? Regarding this question, an analysis is made on its value 1. 1. Definition of Leisure and Leisure Sport The idea of leisure in the west is originated from 2Aristotle whose theories, to some extent, lays solid theoretical basis for the growth of the leisure culture in the west. Je
5、ffery Gobbi makes conclusion of these differences in his book, Leisure in Your Life, in which he raises that definitions of leisure given by different experts and scholars belong to the following four contexts: activity, time, state of mind and state of existence. In this thesis, the leisure is defi
6、ned as a relaxing and joyful state both physically and psychologically by means of body and mental condition within certain range of time and space 2. In 1899, leisure study was born in the United States which has highly developed industry. As is pointed out by Thorstein Veblen in The Leisure Class,
7、 a large number of leisure means will appear to fit the highly developed society owing to the growth of the globalization and post-industrial economy in the west while the leisure sport is bound to take the lead. Generally speaking, the leisure sport can be judged based on the following ideas: it is
8、 a sport behavior conducted within the limit of time and activities of maintaining existence; it is a leisure-time activity with the purpose of fitness as well as entertainment; it is a spiritual enjoyment and relaxation in ones spare time. Based on the above ideas, the leisure sport, 3which gives m
9、ore emphasis on the freedom and creation, is to experience and feel actively3. 2. Finding the Economic Value of the Leisure Sport and Leading Healthy Consumption Concept of the Public 2.1 The Booming Economy of the Leisure Sport has Immeasurable Economic Potential. According to the data analysis of
10、the investigation in the development of the service industry in China in 2008, a market of the leisure sport began to take shape as part of the sport industry market in 2008 with a total investment of RMB 25 billion both home and abroad and developing business institutions of over 20,000. So far, th
11、e leisure sport will play a role of the sniping in the development of GDP in China in future 4. Seen from the above figure, a large majority of golf courses are owned by economically developed countries and areas. We can tell that the leisure sport, in developed western countries, is not only a econ
12、omy but also a culture. 2.2 The Booming Economy of the Leisure Sport Promote the Spreading of a Healthy Consumption Concept. Thanks to the growth of the economy as well as the science and technology which drives the human progress and society 4development, peoples life habits will be matched with hi
13、gher level as the political and economic environment changes. As in China, the 2008 Olympic Game was made to a National Olympics which significance lies in the involvement of all its people. During this process, a positive lifestyle of sport was advocate to allow people to release themselves in free
14、dom instead of just intense involving. The growth of the economy of the leisure sport is attributed to the following two reasons. Firstly, the “Modern Civil disease“ brought by the highly developed economy lays threaten to the health and existence of human being. Secondly, more right of domination o
15、f time is gained by people under the support of the science and technology, which leads to the revolutionary change of the global labor market. In order to reduce the huge pressure in the economy growth caused by the unhealthy factors of society, governments of countries worldwide pay more attention
16、 on the realization of rights of their peoples. Therefore, under the guidance of such humanistic thought, leisure has become the common view of human to realize their self-satisfaction and, meanwhile, the society contribution value of the leisure sport and the vacation sports are bound to get promot
17、ed. 5Under the guidance of such idea, the transformation of peoples consumption concept embodies the society progress from one side. With such a positive concept of consumption, they think they pay not only for the creature comforts but for the health5. 3. Seeking for the Society Value of the Leisur
18、e Sport and Promoting the Construction Course of Harmonious Society 3.1 The Leisure Sport can Strengthen the Social Cohesion As it goes, “Without going outdoors, scholar knows all the worlds affairs“, this is the most profound change of human life in the information age. It, however, causes some unp
19、recedented troubles- less communication among people while more is transferred via the information cable and electric waves. Information can be transmitted, but it does not work with human emotion, making the communication become a direct exchange of information without feelings. As time passes, it
20、alienates the relation among people and weakens the functions of the society. Under such living environment, people are tend to be indifferent and teenagers, in particular, might develop a unhealthy personality. It is the leisure sport and vacation sports that provides an opportunity to go out and g
21、et involved in group activities and communication. Only in such way can the 6relationship integration be fully exerted so that people can get rid of the pure communication mode of self-communication, give further paly to the groups active effect on individuals growth and, in addition, learn to see a
22、 problem in terms of a group. Besides, the communication among people is bound to be healthy and positive as a result of the relaxed environment of the leisure sport, with the purpose of helping others and making fair competition which is conductive to a harmonious relation of people. 3.2 The Leisur
23、e Sport can Promote Harmonious Society From the prospective of nature, it is the thought of “The nature and man unites as one“ that is emphasized in the Confucianism. Nowadays, with peoples turning back to Chinese traditional culture, it greatly emphasizes that the ultimate concern of human should b
24、e based on the idea of “Heaven and earth meet their virtue“, which indicates the harmonious relation between human and nature. As the leisure sport is usually conducted outsides which is of more environmental value, more involving in it can provide people with more opportunities to enjoy themselves
25、in the nature 6. From the prospective of society, the growth of society that is made up by people is embodied by their progress which, 7however, can not live without society. Thanks to the platform of the leisure sport, people can gain knowledge in various fields with ease, get to know people of dif
26、ferent ages and genders, strengthen the harmonious communication among them and promote the healthy development of the interpersonal relationship, which will finally create a harmonious and steady social environment and drive the continuous progress of society. In addition, people can gradually get
27、rid of their negative aspiration and keep their spiritual world balanced. 3.3 The Leisure Sport can Promote the Balanced Development of the Urbanization. The further growth of reform and opening advances the course of the urbanization in China. As in China the idea of the leisure sport is introduced
28、 from the west, it should fit its national conditions. Therefore, in terms of the system construction, the leisure sport theory should be built on the basis of the existing national conditions to catch the opportunity of building a leisure sport city with unique local feature- a critical constructio
29、n method of the urbanization construction. A urbanization system constructed in such way can replace the material industries with the help of the development of the leisure sport, consequently reduces the 8superficial vanity of a city. As for cities which have the potential to develop the urbanizati
30、on, the leisure sport can be adopted to promote the growth of the cultural industry in this city, which can improve the quality of citizens in the entire city, so as to accelerate the growth of areas with higher degree of urbanization. 4. Differentiating and Analyzing the Philosophy Value of the Lei
31、sure Sport and Carrying Forward the Realization of the Humanity and Human Nature The acknowledge and exploration of the leisure sports origin is seen as an existence state and a factor to differentiate the humanity in the field of the western philosophy. From the prospective of the spirit of humanis
32、tic sport, the highest principle of the leisure sport is to carry forward the humanitarianism. While involving in the sport activities, people should abandon the thought of the ethical dissimilation, the religious alienation as well as the worship of money and power and be against the idea of improv
33、ing the sport skills at the cost of sacrificing and manipulating humanity. Besides, as the original purpose for the ancestors to create sport is to be more “Relaxed, Self-enjoyed and Indulged“ instead of “Higher, Faster and Stronger“, people should relax 9themselves according to the original testing
34、 rules, which also proves the theory that a thing is the most holy and pure in its most original state. 5. Conclusion As is seen from the analysis of the hierarchy of needs, the leisure sport is a natural outcome of a highly developed society as people are bound to pursue higher demand once their ma
35、terial needs are met. Above all, the development of the leisure sport can not only improve the social cohesion and the construction of a harmonious society as well as lead the public to transform their consumption concept to a healthy one but also advance the balanced growth of the urbanization. Ref
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