Busier than ever! : why American families can't slow down /

Busyness defines the lives of most Americans. For some, the focus of busyness is family. For others, it is career or social activities. Sometimes busyness results from a big event, like the catastrophic illness of a family member, but much of it builds from many seemingly inconsequential demands tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Darrah, Charles N.
Otros Autores: Freeman, James M., 1936-, English-Lueck, J. A. (June Anne), 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Families > United States.
Families > Time management > United States.
Parenting > United States.
Familles > États-Unis.
Familles > Gestion du temps > États-Unis.
Rôle parental > États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Domestic Partner Abuse.
Families.
Families > Time management.
Parenting.
Terminplanung
Familienangehöriger
Berufstätigkeit
Gezin.
Tijdsbesteding.
United States.
USA
Verenigde Staten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Busyness
  • A journey through busyness
  • How are we busy?
  • Why are we busy?
  • Coping
  • The hidden work of thinking ahead
  • Making manageable worlds
  • When things go wrong
  • Building buffers
  • Using things
  • Connecting people
  • Remaking family
  • Continuing concerns
  • Why it's so hard to say no
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of families
  • Notes
  • Works cited
  • Family index
  • Subject index.

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