History A-Level
Reasons for and impact of increased leisure time
What Reasons for and impact of increased leisure time means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Reasons for and impact of increased leisure time
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Shorter working weeks, rising real wages and labour-saving devices drove it, and its impact included the commercialisation of entertainment and theme parks.
Topics that use Reasons for and impact of increased leisure time
- The changing quality of life, 1917–80 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Development and influence of a car-owning culture
- Fluctuations in living standards 1917–41
- Growth of spectator sports
- Improved air travel
- Living standards 1961–80 and anti-poverty policies
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