Busier Than Ever!: Why American Families Can't Slow Down

by J A English-Lueck, James M Freeman, Charles Darrah, et al.

Book Overview

Busyness 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804754918
• ISBN13: 9780804754910
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"