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| Author: | Lewis, S. |
| Title: | The integration of paid work and the rest of life. Is post-industrial work the new leisure? |
| Journal: | Leisure Studies
2003 : OCT, VOL. 22:4, p. 343-355 |
| Index terms: | Integration Leisure Hours of work Work study |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Two current contradictory trends in Britain are a) increased interest in the integration of work and personal life, including leisure - often termed work-life balance and b) blurred work non-work boundaries. This article explores a number of explanations for the apparent dominance of paid work in many people's lives and considers whether post-industrial work is becoming indistinguishable from leisure, as an activity of choice and source of enjoyment. Long working hours among workers with most autonomy are often explained in terms of personal choice, but it is argued here that this neglects the gendered, societal and organisational constraints on choice, identity and perceived obligations. |
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