How free is free time? Mental hygiene and self-governance between work and leisure in the German Democratic Republic, 1960–1990
Published online on November 14, 2025
Abstract
History of the Human Sciences, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 71-97, April 2026.
Public health education in the German Democratic Republic was greatly concerned with proper leisure-time behaviour. In this article, the author asks to what extent psychological and pedagogical approaches that sought to improve psycho-hygienic self-...
Public health education in the German Democratic Republic was greatly concerned with proper leisure-time behaviour. In this article, the author asks to what extent psychological and pedagogical approaches that sought to improve psycho-hygienic self-...