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The problem of leisure is usually stated in terms of there being too much time and not enough use made of it. Looking at time as a commodity one can see that the increase in the amount of nonwork time does not necessarily mean an increase in time usable for leisure. Results from a study of the activities and time perspectives of rotating shift workers are used to demonstrate the usefulness of this approach. Paradoxically, technological advance may have simultaneously produced an increase in nonwork time and a decrease in its usefulness as a commodity. Administrators may be able to alleviate this condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Much concern has been voiced for the effects of overpopulation on the patterns and quality of contemporary life. However, little has been written or noted about the effects of overpopulation upon the development and expression of mental disorders. Through factor analysis of a symptom checklist administered to urban male Filipinos, three distinct symptom patterns are identified as being strongly associated with the number of people in the dwelling. One pattern is characterized by psychosomatic difficulties and alienation anxiety, another by arousal and withdrawal behaviors, and the third by anxiety and eruptive violence. Interpretations of the development of these patterns are offered and the importance of this type of research cited. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]