A SOCIOLOGICAL COMMENT ON THE EMPIRICAL BASIS OF VALUING LEISURE TIME WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD

THE ASSUMPTION IS MADE THAT THE HIGHER THE STATUS OF A PARTICULAR FAMILY MEMBER THE HIGHER THE VALUE OF HIS TIME RELATIVE TO THE FAMILY GROUP AS A WHOLE. THIS ENABLES THE VALUE OF TIME WITHIN THE FAMILY TO BE IN SOCIOLOGICAL TERMS. THIS PAPER IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE FAMILY (THE FAMILY UNIT BEING TAKEN AS THE HUSBAND AND WIFE TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER PERSON WHO IS LIVING AS PART OF THE FAMILY UNIT UNDER THE SAME ROOF), COMMENTS ON POINTS FROM TIME RESEARCH NOTE 6 WORKING WIVES: THE MOTIVATIONS OF WORKING WOMEN, AND LEISURE AND ITS TIME VALUE TO THE HOUSEWIFE. SEE ALSO IRRD ABSTRACT NO 203623.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of The Environment /UK

  /Highway Economics Unit
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Aubertin, J Y
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 25 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Families; Households; Leisure time; Present value; Time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Value
• Subject Areas: Finance; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228514
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: R & D Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 1974 12:00AM