There were a number of "family" groups or family members who became professional musicians together in the early days of country music. This was a common occurrence partly because many families made music together for fun. The average family today is more likely to have each member put on a pair of headphones to listen to music alone. What does this say about contemporary recreation and leisure?
A) We define leisure time in terms of public life and interactions with strangers.
B) Material goods that we seem to require in order to have fun mediate our recreation and leisure.
C) Our leisure time is much more formally organized than it was in the past.
D) Changes in recreation and leisure have produced a great deal of inequality.

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The fact that modern families are more likely to listen to music alone through headphones suggests that contemporary recreation and leisure often involve material goods, such as technology, that mediate our experiences.

There Were a Number of "Family" Groups or Family Members