02119nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10180136 CaPaEBR 20260707181417.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 061121s2007 cau sb 001 0 eng 2006038221 9780804754910 (cloth : alk. paper) 0804754918 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804754927 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0804754926 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)648268611 n-us--- HQ536 .D324 2007eb 306.872 22 123569 97535 Darrah, Charles N. 167830 Busier than ever! [electronic resource] : why American families can't slow down / 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. Family United States. 22521 Family Time management United States. 167831 Parenting United States. 35401 Electronic books. local 190 Freeman, James M., 1936- 167832 English-Lueck, J. A. (June Anne), 1953- 167833 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10180136 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 123569 97535