Dialectics of the divided time

Two interrelated segments: work-time and leisure-time are separated within the structure of human time by the modern organization of productional process. Both types of time perform numerous important functions in lives of individuals and of societies. Therefore a proper development of those functions and their intercorrelation in order to have spending of those times on service of social progress and economic development becomes the target of any public authority and also the proof of its effectiveness. Rational solution of that question is particularly important in the socialist system which is aimed at creating conditions to increase the living standard of the population and foster evolution of labor. The said target causes that there is a different set of criteria of forming optimum relations of both times and their theoretical interpretation is also different. The supreme criterion in that aspect in socialism is considered to be the promotion of securing the social optimum of the worktime, facilitating growth of social product and better rest conditions, contacts with culture and education, developing own skills and interests and more active life in family and society. Functions of the worktime and of the leisure time have been reduced in our country. Consequently the compulsory worktime in spite of its modest time dimensions is not fulfilling the needs of social optimum. Reaching the latter would call for improving organization of the binding norms of worktime and for radical cuts in existence time by improvements in the sphere of trade, decreasing prices of numerous services time saving and prolongating leisure time. Social organization of leisure must also be improved to have it enrich pur life saved from work activities and existence efforts.Digitalizacja i deponowanie archiwalnych zeszytów RPEiS sfinansowane przez MNiSW w ramach realizacji umowy nr 541/P-DUN/201