Social Life of Busyness (Holdsworth Clare (Keele University UK))(Pevná vazba)

The Social Life of Busyness engages with the assumption that busyness is taking over everyday life through exploring busyness at work, home and during leisure time. In a world where the notion of being busy is commonly experienced, and even expected, how do we understand the reasons for busyness? Developing an account of everyday busyness through analyses of a variety of secondary data sources: one-day diaries, self-help books on busyness and time management, accounts of a writing day and interviews about family work and time, and combining these analyses with personal observations, Clare Holdsworth identifies busyness with a relational interpretation of time. Revealing busyness as the point of negotiating responsibilities for ourselves and other people, and showcasing how experiences of busyness are varied, Holdsworth concludes that tactics and
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