A geography of time : the temporal misadventures of a social psychologist, or how every culture keeps time just a little bit differently /
Robert Levine.
- First edition.
- xx, 258 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-245) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Preface: Time Talks, With an Accent -- Social Time: The Heartbeat of Culture -- Tempo: The Speed of Life -- Duration: The Psychological Clock -- A Brief History of Clock Time -- Living on Event Time -- Time and Power: The Rules of the Waiting Game -- Fast, Slow, and the Quality of Life -- Where Is Life Fastest? -- Health, Wealth, Happiness, and Charity -- Japan's Contradiction -- Changing Pace -- Time Literacy: Learning the Silent Language -- Minding Your Time, Timing Your Mind -- Notes -- Index. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8. Pt. III. 9. 10.
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Time--Social aspects Time perception. Time perception--Cross-cultural studies Cultural relativism Lifestyles