Time for life : the surprising ways Americans use their time /
Robinson, John P.,
Time for life : the surprising ways Americans use their time / John P. Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey ; with a foreword by Robert D. Putnam. - Second edition. - xxii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-392) and index.
The use of time -- The speedup of life : time-deepening -- Interpreting the time famine -- Measuring how people spend time -- The overestimated workweek and trends in hours at work -- Trends in housework and family care -- Trends in personal care and travel -- Trends in free time, 1965-1985 -- Trends in television time and other media -- Home computers and use of time -- Social capital and the rest of free time -- Background predictors of time use -- Gender differences and trends : toward an androgynous society -- Widening age gaps in time use -- Status and racial differences in time use -- Perceptions of time pressure -- How people feel about their daily activities -- The results from inputs of time -- Comparisons with other countries -- Issues for the future -- Brother, can you spare some time? -- A 1990s update : trends since 1985. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
0271019700 9780271019703
99016903
Time management surveys--United States
Hours of labor--United States
Leisure--United States
Stress management--United States
HN90.T5 / R66 1999
640.430973
Time for life : the surprising ways Americans use their time / John P. Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey ; with a foreword by Robert D. Putnam. - Second edition. - xxii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-392) and index.
The use of time -- The speedup of life : time-deepening -- Interpreting the time famine -- Measuring how people spend time -- The overestimated workweek and trends in hours at work -- Trends in housework and family care -- Trends in personal care and travel -- Trends in free time, 1965-1985 -- Trends in television time and other media -- Home computers and use of time -- Social capital and the rest of free time -- Background predictors of time use -- Gender differences and trends : toward an androgynous society -- Widening age gaps in time use -- Status and racial differences in time use -- Perceptions of time pressure -- How people feel about their daily activities -- The results from inputs of time -- Comparisons with other countries -- Issues for the future -- Brother, can you spare some time? -- A 1990s update : trends since 1985. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
0271019700 9780271019703
99016903
Time management surveys--United States
Hours of labor--United States
Leisure--United States
Stress management--United States
HN90.T5 / R66 1999
640.430973