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

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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