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Publication Date: 1972
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The Embarrassed Self: Some Reflections upon Attitudes to Work and Idleness in a Prosperous Industrial Society
Bacon, A. W.
Society and Leisure. Bulletin for Sociology of Leisure, Education and Culture, 4, 23-39, 72
In Britain, the technological basis exists to build a society of leisure. However, the culture of the society vitiates this promise. The public obsession with work endangers both the future of the planet and the promise of a civilization based upon a society of leisure. (Author/KP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leisure Time, Recreation, Social Values, Technological Advancement, Work Attitudes
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
