Leisure Is Treated as a Major and Important Topic in Sociology

question 80

Multiple Choice

Leisure is treated as a major and important topic in sociology because

• A) leisure is the opposite of work.
• B) leisure and recreation absorb a lot of time, energy, and resources.
• C) the wealthy and powerful do different things with their leisure time than the poor do with theirs.
• D) leisure and recreation increasingly involve technology and media.

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Definitions:

Excess Demand

A situation where the quantity demanded of a product or service exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price.

Quantity Demanded

The amount of a good or service that buyers are willing and able to purchase at a specific price, holding all other factors constant.

Supply Pizza

Represents the total quantities of pizza that sellers are willing and able to provide at various prices within a given market.

Excess Supply

Excess supply, also known as surplus, occurs when the quantity of a good or service offered for sale exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price.