Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Darrah, Charles N.

Busier than ever! why American families can't slow down / [electronic resource] : Charles N. Darrah, James M. Freeman, and J.A. English-Lueck. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007. - 288 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-284) and indexes.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

ISBN:

LCCN:

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Family--United States.
Family--Time management--United States.
Parenting--United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HQ536 / .D324 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 306.872