Problem
Meaningless recreation
Other Names:
Escapist leisure Claim:
Closely related to, and indeed part of the consumption process, is the way modern man uses his leisure time. Instead of being closely integrated with work as in the past, the pursuit of leisure has become a desperate escape from work experienced as increasingly meaningless. But leisure itself has become a meaningless, packaged mass activity, with its values provided by the entertainment industry. Mass society weakens or destroys traditional human groupings, thus leaving the individual at the mercy of impersonal communication such as that provided by the media. Broader Problems:
MeaninglessnessAvoidance of realityMarginalization of the inner self Narrower Problems:
GamblingMeaningless literatureExcessive television viewing Related Problems:
ShopliftingUnethical entertainmentUnpreparedness for surplus leisure timeChildren's misapprehension of reality in the media Aggravates:
Energy-consuming leisure activitiesNatural environmental degradation from recreation and tourism Aggravated By:
BoredomFear of leisureExtravagant life styleEscapist family life stylesUnstimulating entertainmentDependence on popular idolsCommercialization of tourismParochial escapist media entertainmentEscaping reality through sophisticated shields against life's pain Strategies:
Creating meaningful recreation Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
29.04.2000 – 00:00 CEST