This study also shows that various recreational problems of modern society can be explained according to the basic principles of sociology such as functionalist point of view, political economics and critical theoretical point of view, symbolic intera...
This study also shows that various recreational problems of modern society can be explained according to the basic principles of sociology such as functionalist point of view, political economics and critical theoretical point of view, symbolic interactions point of view, symbolic and linguistic point of view.
To analysis recreation through theoretical aspect of sociology was as follows;
1. The functionalist point of view is that recreation contributes to the harmonious maintenance and operation of the social organization.
2. The political economics and critical theoretical point of view, a Marxist point of view criticise the tendencies of consumption-centered capitalist society. In their political apathy, people neglect the social problems for self satisfaction and family-based recreation. The critical theoretical point of view of the Frankfurt sect raises the question of whether recreation is free or not.
3. The symbolic interactions point of view is that recreation has different meanings according to is interpretation by the different perspectives of people in each era.
4. The symbolic and linguistic point of view is that it defines the ideological base of the recreational activities through analyzing its language and studies the recreational goods and services as a symbolic system.