Lost generation found: Black youth at leisure

In: Indicator SA Issue Focus

Abstract

This report examines the leisure prospects of black urban youth in their teens and early twenties. It addresses several leisure dilemmas facing South Africa today. The findings indicate that leisure means much more than recreation or play to young people. Educational and learning experiences are attractive but neglected leisure options which may have greater appeal than pure recreational pastimes. The evidence suggests that this is not a "lost generation" but one starved for meaningful leisure outlets. "Semi-leisure" is the concept introduced to convey this more serious side to leisure activities. (DÜI-Hff)