Today's American society is working more, only to have less leisure time. ... People are not valuing there leisure time like they should. ... Is watching television really a form of leisure? ... As Witold Rybczynski (1991) states, "There was one eighteenth-century leisure activity, however, that probably demanded almost as much time as watching television, and that was reading" (p.187). ... The traditional American view is that leisurely activities occur on Saturday and Sunday. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Families who watch little or no television, on the other hand, often find that they have more time to spend with one another in more engaging and interactive activities. ... One more thing is that the proportion of over weight children has doubled since 1980, due, in part, to sedentary leisure time activities such as watching TV. ...

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Men spent their leisure time away from home, socialising with work mates and the females spent their time at home, only socialising with female kin and neighbours. ... Also, families have become smaller so jobs have been shared and living standards have rose and home has become a more attractive place to spend leisure time. ... There is less pressure to remain in contact in loose-knit network partnerships, but they are more likely to share leisure activities and household duties. ...

• Word Count: 1284
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It's hard to live a normal healthy without a job and money. There are many reasons why people are unemployed, but in turn this state of unemployment can cause one to experience financial, emotional, and personal problems. The most common causes of unemployment are getting fired and layed off for s...

• Word Count: 691
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• Grade Level: High School

The Important Things in Life In the essay "Stop the Clock", Amy Wu's generation had all the technological. Everything was on hand and they could do anything by modern technique. In the end, the author realizes that they may lose more than they had gained by savi...

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According to John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey, the authors of a surprising new book entitled "Time for Life," Americans have more leisure time as many of them are retiring younger and having fewer time-devouring children than they did in the 1960s. ... The amount of time American parents spend on the most essential child-care activities, such as reading, bathing, talking and playing with kids, has remained fairly static since 1965. ... She juggles all the housework, her job and childcare activities, and she does it without a husband. ...

• Word Count: 1873
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• Grade Level: High School

Individuals & work assessment - The laws, polices, legislations & workplace structures enforced directly effects the standard of working conditions& the well-being of both employers & employees involved in the paid workforce. The paid workforce compromises of not only males & females but also...

• Word Count: 2003
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate