Discretionary Time, the Glossary

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1. 41 relations: Australia, Autonomy, Cambridge University Press, Distributive justice, Division of labour, Downshifting (lifestyle), Ebook, Economic freedom, Economics & Philosophy, El Lissitzky, Entrepreneur (magazine), Feminist Economics (journal), Financial Times, Finland, France, Freedom, Gender and Welfare State Regimes, Germany, Hardcover, James Mahmud Rice, Leisure, Lithography, Non-fiction, Paperback, Political Studies Review, Politics, Poverty, Poverty threshold, Quality of life, Robert E. Goodin, Simple living, Social Indicators Research, Sociology, Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research, Sweden, Time, Time & Society, Time-use research, United States, Welfare state, Well-being.

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Autonomy

In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Distributive justice

Distributive justice concerns the socially just allocation of resources, goods, opportunity in a society.

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Division of labour

The division of labour is the separation of the tasks in any economic system or organisation so that participants may specialise (specialisation).

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Downshifting (lifestyle)

In social behavior, downshifting is a trend where individuals adopt simpler lives from what critics call the "rat race".

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Ebook

An ebook (short for electronic book), also spelled as e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices.

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Economic freedom

Economic freedom, or economic liberty, refers to the agency of people to make economic decisions.

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Economics & Philosophy

Economics & Philosophy is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering different aspects of philosophy and economics.

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El Lissitzky

Lazar Markovich Lissitzky (Ла́зарь Ма́ркович Лиси́цкий,; – 30 December 1941), better known as El Lissitzky (Эль Лиси́цкий; על ליסיצקי), was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect.

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Entrepreneur (magazine)

Entrepreneur is an American magazine and website that carries news stories about entrepreneurship, small business management, and business.

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Feminist Economics (journal)

Feminist Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge and the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) in the field of feminist economics.

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Financial Times

The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Freedom

Freedom is the power or right to speak, act and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

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Gender and Welfare State Regimes

Gender and Welfare State Regimes is an organizing concept that focuses a country's traditional social welfare policies in terms of how it influences employment and general social structure.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Hardcover

A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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James Mahmud Rice

James Mahmud Rice (born 1972) is an Australian sociologist in the Demography and Ageing Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne.

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Leisure

Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time.

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Lithography

Lithography is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water.

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Non-fiction

Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real world, rather than being grounded in imagination.

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Paperback

A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Political Studies Review

The Political Studies Review is an academic journal that publishes rather range of long short form articles, including: original research articles, review articles, early results, the null hypothesis, and symposia and new ideas in the field of political science and international relations.

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Politics

Politics is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.

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Poverty

Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Quality of life

Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns".

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Robert E. Goodin

Robert 'Bob' E. Goodin (born 30 November 1950) was Professor of Government at the University of Essex and is now Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Social and Political theory at the Australian National University.

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Simple living

Simple living refers to practices that promote simplicity in one's lifestyle.

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Social Indicators Research, founded in 1974, is a journal that publishes research results dealing with the measurement of the quality of life.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.

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The Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research is an academic honour awarded by the International Science Council, the University of Bergen and the European Consortium for Political Research, in memory of the political scientist and sociologist Stein Rokkan.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Time

Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future.

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Time & Society

Time & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers across a range of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, geography, history, and psychology.

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Time-use research

Time-use research is an interdisciplinary field of study dedicated to learning how people allocate their time during an average day.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Welfare state

A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for citizens unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life.

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Well-being

Well-being, or wellbeing, also known as wellness, prudential value, prosperity or quality of life, is what is intrinsically valuable relative to someone.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discretionary_Time

Also known as Discretionary Time: A New Measure of Freedom.