Time, Freedom and the Self

Michelle Shir-Wise (PhD, Bar-Ilan University, Israel) is an independent researcher exploring time use, the self, popular culture, freedom, class, gender, youth and ageism, particularly as they relate to middle-class suburban culture in Israel.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Free Time, Culture and the Self.- 3. What is Topaz?.- 4. Conceptual Mapping: What is free time?.- 5. Free Time in Practice.- 6. The Productive Self.- 7. The Consuming Self.- 8. The Social Self.- 9. The Meaningful Self.- 10. Contradictory Free Time, Culture and Freedom.