PS276 Study Guide - Final Guide: Internet Addiction Disorder, Viral Marketing, Cultivation Theory
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One potential benefit of free time is that it may help adolescents explore different sides of themselves. Paradox: industrialized society has given adolescents good deal of free time and adults expect them to use it productively but by definition free time is supposed to be unproductive. Time devoted to housework dropped among boys but not girls. More than 1/4 of all girls and nearly 1/4 of all boys spend all their leisure time in passive activities. Relatively busier adolescents are better adjusted and more achievement oriented. Average american student spends less than 5 hours/week on homework, in asian countries they spend 4-5 hours a day. In canada and australia, about half of all students hold jobs during school year but its nearly unheard of in japan or korea where schoolwork is more demanding. Teens view their jobs more favourably than adults view teens" jobs.
