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For the last three decades, due to social changes which have been taking place globally, free time has become a very important issue. Political, ecological and economic reasons have affected people's personal and professional life and thus consequently their free time activities. Two basic theories of free time have been developed. The complimentary theory states that free time is a supplementary value in a worker's life. The contradictory theory, on the other hand, considers free time to be a self-determining time in contrast to the working hours. Furthermore, there are many determining factors affecting a person's behavior and preferences in his or her free time activities, such as increased life expectancy, education and financial situation, age, etc. Scientific development and technological achievements can influence a person's choices as well. All these factors can be of great help to researchers who wish to define variations in the area of free time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
