In the early days of country music, there were a number of “family” groups or family members who became professional musicians together. this happened often, in part, because many families made music together for fun. today, far from singing together, the average family is more likely to have each member put on a pair of headphones and use an mp3 player to listen to music alone.
what does this say about contemporary recreation and leisure?

Our recreation and leisure is mediated by material goods that we seem to "require" in order to have fun.

Explanation:

Because of this, the notion of individual relationship shifted from requiring actual interaction to relying on some sort of medium to replace the interaction.  This situation started to become more and more prevalent along with the development of mobile technology and social media.

a is the answer because it just is

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