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Busier than ever! : why American families can't slow down /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darrah, Charles N.
Other Authors: Freeman, James M., 1936-, English-Lueck, J. A. (June Anne), 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Families > United States.
Families > Time management > United States.
Parenting > United States.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of 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.