Time Use Research in the Social Sciences

by Wendy E. Pentland

Book Overview

Despite the fact that, for most of us, time is a central focus of our lives, the examination of what we do with our time and why has received limited attention as a method for understanding human behavior in the social sciences. Humans' view and use of time shows tremendous variation, including across cultures and with age, lifestyle, and gender. For many of us, a sense of time is ever-present. We speak of time as a commodity, a resource, an ally,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306459515
• ISBN13: 9780306459511
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"