growth in leisure activities-why was more time spent on leisure activities in 1960s Flashcards
1
Q
shorter working hours
A
average 48 hour week in 1940s fallen to a 40 hour week in the 1950s
2
Q
how many industrial companies gave their employees 2 weeks paid holiday each year?
A
99% of industrial companies
-many professionals received more than 2 weeks
3
Q
what was rising throughout1950s and 1960s?
A
incomes and standards of living
4
Q
what allowed travel?
A
mass ownership of cars
5
Q
what exposed Brits to adverts for leisure activities
A
mass ownership of TVs
6
Q
increasing social mobility, increasing aspiration
A
indulging in leisure activities seen to be ‘middle class’
7
Q
package holidays
A
growth of tourist companies, passenger aircraft, falling cost of overseas travel
8
Q
saturday mornings + weekends could be given over for
A
leisure activities
