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The textures of time : agency and temporal experience /

What do we mean when we say, "I made the time pass more quickly," or, "I'm creating some 'me' time"? InThe Textures of Time, Michael Flaherty examines how we alter or customize our experience of time. His detailed analysis reveals different strategies we use to try...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flaherty, Michael G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What do we mean when we say, "I made the time pass more quickly," or, "I'm creating some 'me' time"? InThe Textures of Time, Michael Flaherty examines how we alter or customize our experience of time. His detailed analysis reveals different strategies we use to try to manipulate time, further describing and defining those strategies within six discrete time categories: Duration, Frequency, Sequence, Timing, Allocation, and Taking Time. Using in-depth interviews and analyzing responses through a sociological lens, Flaherty unearths folk theories and practice
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 180 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439902646
143990264X