Busier than ever! : why American families can't slow down / Charles N. Darrah, James M. Freeman, and J.A. English-Lueck.

Author/creator Darrah, Charles N.
Other author Freeman, James M., 1936-
Other author English-Lueck, J. A. (June Anne), 1953-
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.
Description288 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-284) and indexes.
LCCN 2006038221
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