Material generated by a survey of the use of leisure time.
Time diaries on use of leisure time, 1983-84
This material is held atUniversity of Sussex Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 181 SxMOA 13
- Dates of Creation
- 1984
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 79 boxes; 32 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1983-84, in the course of research on changing patterns in the use of time in Britain, Jonathan Gershuny, then a Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex, conducted a survey of how people used their leisure time. The survey work was undertaken by Social & Community Planning Research.
Access Information
The collection is open to all bona fide researchers, by appointment only, telephone or email a week in advance of your intended visit. Researchers must abide by the conditions protecting the collection.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Jonathan Gershuny in 1987 to the Mass-Observation Archive Trust which has deposited the collection with the University of Sussex.
Note
Prepared by John Farrant, September 2002.
Other Finding Aids
None.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction conditions vary. Please consult the Head of Special Collections.
Bibliography
See J. I. Gershuny and S. Jones, 'Changing use of time: Britain 1961 to 1984', Sociological Review Monographs, 33 (1987), 9-50.