Episode of Series “21st Century”.
Discusses some issues related to work in the future-30 hour week, automatic unionism, early retirement. Also looks at some of the consequences of these ideas, especially the use of leisure and recreation facilities. Reported by Walter Cronkite.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003983
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Automation - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industrial relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leisure
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Retirement
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Leisure
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Retirement
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Leisure
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)