The value of free time and the organization of leisure in modern Armenia

Abstract

The article considers the problem of free time organization as a factor of social and cultural values formation of modern society of Armenia that has entered into the era of globalization. This process provides opportunities for a variety of leisure activities and at the same time creates a problematic situation for the person which is connected with the effective use of leisure potential for the development of leisure culture of the person. The aim of this article was to examine the role and meaning of free time in formation of social and cultural values in Armenian society between two generations - today’s youth (18 to 30 years) and the older generation (56 to 66 years) and to identify the particular preferences in the environment of two generations in the field of leisure, to provide a comparative analysis and assessment of the data. The author had the task of considering the organization of free time as scientific and social problems, its effective implementation by representatives of the two age groups, the disclosure of the content of culture free time. In the analysis, we stopped on such objective indicators of the quality of free time as a variety of leisure activities, especially the preferences of two generations in leisure activities (the prevalence of reading, resort to information and communication technologies, the frequency of visits to entertainment, cultural and leisure facilities, etc.). The article explains the idea that free time acquires its true value when it is directed to the full development of the person and to acquire of their socio-cultural values. Also it explains that with the growth of free time the role of self-development raises and the share of inactive rest decreases.