AHSC 241 Lecture 1: ahsc 242 lesson 1
24 Apr 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
4 out of 10 canadians always" feel rushed. Fewer people are satisfied" with their work: the workplace is becoming more about stress and the paycheck and less about life satisfaction and enjoyment. Career" is becoming nonexistent (as a result of job changes). People have three jobs" instead of two (two jobs in the workplace, one at home). There is growing family complexity (divorces, blended families, etc. More flexible hours, which sounds desirable, but it creates the feeling that one is always at work. Television, socializing, shopping, and reading are just as likely activities on weekdays as on weekends. The gap in access to leisure widened leisure is increasingly linked to economics (what you do = what you can afford). These activities are eating into our other leisure. Unsupervised youth (tv as babysitter, home alone, lack of monitoring online). Web 2. 0 has changed the way we use and interact with the internet (youtube, facebook, etc.
