A What We Really Do All Day by Jonathan Gershuny

A What We Really Do All Day by Jonathan Gershuny

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A What We Really Do All Day by Jonathan Gershuny

How has the way we spend our time changed over the last fifty years? Are we really working more, sleeping less and addicted to our phones? What does this mean for our health, wealth and happiness? Everything we do happens in time and it feels like our lives are busier than ever before. Yet a detailed look at our daily activities reveals some surprising truths about the social and economic structure of the world we live in. This book delves into the unrivalled data collection and expertise of the Centre for Time Use Research to explore fifty-five years of change and what it means for us today.
Surprising truths about modern life. . a fascinating analysis * The Guardian *
This book is brilliant at busting myths about how we spend our time . . . its insight into what we do is illuminating . . . it's impossible not to see your life - and those of your parents and children - reflected in the data . . . And that makes reading it an excellent use of time. * Literary Review *
Fascinating data, revealing much about our lives in the 21st century * iNews *

Jonathan Gershuny is Professor of Economic Sociology and Co-Director at the Centre for Time Use Research, Department of Social Science, University College London. His previous books include After Industrial Society? and Changing Times.

Oriel Sullivan is Professor of Sociology of Gender and Co-Director at the Centre for Time Use Research, Department of Social Science, University College London. Her previous publications include Changing Gender Relations, Changing Families: Tracing the Pace of Change.

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ISBN 13 9780241285565
ISBN 10 0241285569
Title A What We Really Do All Day
Author Jonathan Gershuny
Series Pelican Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2019-06-27
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.