{"product_id":"busier-than-ever-why-american-families-cant-slow-down-9780804754927","title":"Busier Than Ever!: Why American Families Can't Slow Down","description":"\u003cp\u003eBusyness defines the lives of most Americans. For some, the focus of busyness is family. For others, it is career or social activities. Sometimes busyness results from a big event, like the catastrophic illness of a family member, but much of it builds from many seemingly inconsequential demands that collectively become overwhelming. We search for the best airline prices on the Internet, are partners with teachers in our children's education, and employ a battery of devices that promise to save labor if only we can learn how to use them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusier Than Ever!\u003c\/i\u003e follows the daily activities of fourteen American families. It explores why they are busy and what the consequences are for their lives. Busyness is not just a matter of personal time management, but of the activities we participate in and how each of us creates the good life. While numerous books deal with efficiency and the difficulties of balancing work and family, \u003ci\u003eBusier Than Ever!\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh approach. Busyness is not a problem to be solved--it is who we are as Americans and it's redefining American families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Darrah, James M. Freeeman, J. a. English-Lueck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804754927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 1246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles N. Darrah, James M. Freeman, and J.A. English-Lueck are professors of anthropology at San Jose State University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40174234992755,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_14dd5438-7b82-496c-a000-87ca66648975.jpg?v=1655299164","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/busier-than-ever-why-american-families-cant-slow-down-9780804754927","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}