Pentland, Wendy E. (ed);  Harvey,  Andrew S (ed);  Lawton,  M. Powell  (ed);  McColl, Mary Ann (ed) <br/><br/>
Time use research in the social sciences 

 - New York  Kluwer Academic;  1999; 
 - xv, 269 
<br/><br/> Table of contents (13 chapters)<br/> <br/>Introduction<br/>Time Use Research<br/>Andrew S. Harvey, Wendy E. Pentland<br/>Pages 3-18<br/>Guidelines for Time Use Data Collection and Analysis<br/>Andrew S. Harvey<br/>Pages 19-46<br/>The Time-Diary Method<br/>John P. Robinson<br/>Pages 47-89<br/>Analysis and Exploration of Meaning and Outcomes in Connection with Time Use Data<br/>William Michelson<br/>Pages 91-104<br/>Using Time Use Research to Examine Lifestyle Variables<br/>Methods and Concepts for Time-Budget Research on Elders<br/>M. Powell Lawton<br/>Pages 107-125<br/>Life-Cycle and Across-the-Week Allocation of Time to Daily Activities<br/>Jiri Zuzanek, Brian J. A. Smale<br/>Pages 127-153<br/>Variance in the Meaning of Time by Family Cycle, Period, Social Context, and Ethnicity<br/>Joseph A. Tindale<br/>Pages 155-168<br/>Application of Time Use Research to the Study of Life with a Disability<br/>Wendy E. Pentland, Mary Ann McColl<br/>Pages 169-188<br/>Biological and Sociocultural Perspectives on Time Use Studies<br/>Ann Wilcock<br/>Pages 189-210<br/>Te Ao Hurihuri<br/>Gail Whiteford, Mike Barns<br/>Pages 211-230<br/>Time Budget Methodology in Social Science Research<br/>K. Victor Ujimoto<br/>Pages 231-242<br/>Conclusion<br/>Lessons from Leisure-Time Budget Research<br/>Jerome F. Singleton<br/>Pages 245-258 
<br/><br/> 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, an enemy, and a gift. It maybe on our side, on our hands, with us, or against us. We perceive it to change speeds (dragging vs. flying vs. standing still) and lest it get away on us, we attempt to harness and control it with clocks, schedules, and deadlines. We describe our use of time in a myriad ofways: we spend it, save it, waste it, kill it, give it, take it, and grab it. The impetus for this book grew from a three-day research symposium where established time use researchers from a variety of disciplines from Canada, the United States, Finland, Australia, and New Zealand gathered together to merge their knowledge and resources to collaborate in exam- ing the relationship between human time utilization and health and we- being. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for the sym- sium received from the Government of Canada's Program for Inter- tional Research Linkages and M. Powell Lawton, without whose support and encouragement this book would likely not exist. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780306459511