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VIII. Read the following passage carefully.

TEENAGERS AND THEIR LEISURE TIMEAND THEIR LEISURE TIME
TEENAGERS
(1) Under the influence of globalisation, Indian society has seen tremendous changes in
the environmental, social, and economic spheres. Traditional institutional systems and
cultural values have waned as a result of this acculturation.

(2) Various time-saving technologies, household appliances, entertainment devices, and
communication instruments are being introduced in tandem with these changes, thus
reorganising life chores (e.g. laptop, videogames, mobile, iPod, television, iPad, and
Internet).
(3) Teenagers nowadays are more technologically adept than children 10 years ago. Ludo,
Carrom, Chess, and other indoor games are not played by them. Cell phones are

owned by 9–18 per cent of boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 19.
(4) The following statistics were discovered in a recent poll of 2000 pupils from two
leading schools, one government and the other a public school. While students in
public schools spend more of their free time surfing the Internet and talking on their

phones, students in government schools spend it watching television and talking to
their friends.
(5) It is widely known that socio-ecological and cultural settings have a significant impact
on school-aged teenagers’ leisure activity choices. The ecological model emphasises the
importance of a variety of variables, both proximal and distal, in shaping teenagers’
leisure choices.

(6) The use of a contextual approach to leisure research can help researchers better
understand leisure education policies and how they are implemented. It can also
assist school health professionals in making informed decisions about how to redirect
adolescent energy into developmentally helpful leisure activities.

(7) As a developing country, India exhibits significant regional differences in opportunity,
degree of media exposure, family support, and peer pressure. As a result, conducting
a contextual inquiry into leisure-lifestyles is critical. The ecological continuum from
rural (village) to metro settings was regarded relevant in this regard. The degree of
complexity of the environment in these scenarios also varies.

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