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313 Annals Am. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. ix (1957)

handle is hein.cow/anamacp0313 and id is 1 raw text is: FOREWORD Americans are experiencing a change in the structure of their lives in relation- ship to the content of time and the pace and values of living. The contemporary leisure mode is rooted in a unique partnership of scientific research, engineering skill, and mass production accelerated by pressure from trade unions. It is charac- terized by new quantities of unsold time, energies unspent in the economic proc- ess, and disposable income above the requirements of the minimum necessities of living. As a result, enjoyments once reserved for a privileged elite are becoming widely distributed. The new concept of man in relation to time gives promise, in an age whose tempo has been quickened by the application of atomic concepts and electronics, of the flowering of a great culture. Already there is emerging a new role for the family, a new concept of neighborhood, a new sense of community, and a new vigor of participation. The contemporary intellectual revolution, generally referred to by the technical word, automation, is providing machines which, within their competence, think, feel, and act like men and which, assuming drudgery and monotonous repetitive opera- tions, increase productivity. Within the industrial system a relentless logic neces- sitates abundance. Leisure, as we experience it, becomes a function of an unseen but very real and enormously fruitful configuration of scientific concepts and theo- ries which overarch and undergird our complex era. This characteristic edifice of our times is as representative of our modern spirit as the Parthenon was an expres- sion of the age of Athens and the Amiens Cathedral a symbol of the Gothic con- cept of thirteenth century Christianity. This volume seeks to provide an introduction toward an understanding of the leisure mode in tomorrow's living. In organization the book divides the discussion into six parts. Part I talks about fundamentals in an attempt to define basic con- cepts. Part II discusses the movement toward professional leadership and profes- sional standards as the fact of leisure is assimilated into the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual life of our times. In Part III the editors present a series of sampling papers to indicate through an examination of some few representative specializa- tions the breadth, depth, and thrust of the leisure mode. Within the evolving pro- fession of recreation there exist a contemporary dedication and zeal for effective performance which can only be compared with the spirit of the Christian missionary movement in the nineteenth century. This concern is especially evident in the areas which the editors have broadly classified as therapeutic recreation. Part IV gives three papers on commercial recreation to indicate: the resurgence of par- ticipation in a family sport, geographical range and mobility as shown by travel, and a new concept of debt in terms of a budget program for leisure enjoyment. Part V presents two representative case histories in public recreation to emphasize the need for planning, for professional and technical competence in leadership, and above all for the necessity of political literacy and civil courage in the support of recreation policies. The brilliant concluding paper ties together the thinking of the contributors and organizes a working agenda of issues for public and profes- sional discussion. In all, the volume indicates the growth of professionalism in 1X

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