Time use research in the social sciences / edited by Wendy E. Pentland ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pentland, Wendy E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Time management surveys.

Time management.

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

xv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [1999]

Summary:

This collection demonstrates the use and variety of applications of time use methodology from multidisciplinary, multinational, and multicultural perspectives. A distinguished roster of contributors from such fields as psychology, occupational therapy, sociology, economics, and architecture examines the complex relationship between human time utilization and health and well-being and evaluates the future of time use analysis as a research tool in the social sciences.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Time Use Research / Andrew S. Harvey, Wendy Pentland 3

What Is Time Use Research? 3

Historical Development of Time Use Studies 5

Applications of Time Use Data 8

Chapter 2. Guidelines for Time Use Data Collection and Analysis / Andrew S. Harvey 19

Collection Guidelines 20

Data-File Editing and Creation 25

Analysis Issues 27

Chapter 3. The Time-Diary Method: Structure and Uses / John P. Robinson 47

Uses of Diary Data 48

Features of the Diary Method 54

The Zero-Sum Character of Time 55

Measuring How People Spend Time 56

Previous Time-Diary Studies 64

Diary Studies in Canada 67

Activity Coding 68

Procedures to Analyze Time-Diary Data 69

A Larger Multivariate Model 77

Methodological Properties of Time Diaries 80

Appendix Methodology of the 1965-1985 Americans' Use of Time Projects 84

Chapter 4. Analysis and Exploration of Meaning and Outcomes in Connection with Time Use Data / William Michelson 91

Two Purposes of Time Use Research: Descriptive Patterns and Indicators of Meaning 92

Four Ways to Study Meaning and Outcomes 93

II. Using Time Use Research to Examine Lifestiyle Variables

A. Quality of Life

Chapter 5. Methods and Concepts for Time-Budget Research on Elders / M. Powell Lawton 107

Methodological Issues 108

Psychological Aspects of Time Use 117

B. Roles and Lifestyles

Chapter 6. Life-Cycle and Across-the-Week Allocation of Time to Daily Activities / Jiri Zuzanek, Bryan J. A. Smale 127

Review of Literature 128

Statement of the Research Problem 135

Database and Operationalization of the Variables 135

Data Analyses 137

Chapter 7. Variance in the Meaning of Time by Family Cycle, Period, Social Context, and Ethnicity / Joseph A. Tindale 155

The Times of Our Lives 155

Work and Family: Balancing Time 158

Becoming a Parent: Cohort Changes in Appropriate Timing 159

Responses to Unemployment in Different Family Life-Cycle Periods 161

Getting On and Getting Along 162

Conclusions about Family Life-Cycle Flexibility 165

Chapter 8. Application of Time Use Research to the Study of Life with a Disability / Wendy Pentland, Mary Ann McColl 169

What Is Meant by Time Use? 170

The Relationships among Time Use, Health and Well-Being 171

What Is Known about Time Use and Variables Relevant to Persons with Disabilities? 173

Relationships between Disability and Use of Time 173

Methodological Considerations When Examining Use of Time in This Population 178

C. Culture

Chapter 9. Biological and Sociocultural Perspectives on Time Use Studies / Ann Wilcock 189

Biological and Sociocultural Temporality 190

Research Paradigms 194

Integrating Research Approaches 198

Data Collection Methods 200

Chapter 10. Te Ao Hurihuri: New Zealand's First Time / Gail Whiteford, Mike Barns 211

Traditional Time 212

The Colonial Experience 215

Aotearoa Now: Time and Time Use in Contemporary New Zealand 220

Ka Awatea: The Dawning 227

Chapter 11. Time Budget Methodology in Social Science Research: Ethnicity and Aging / K. Victor Ujimoto 231

Time-Budget Methodology for Gerontology 236

Refinements in Time-Budget Methodology 238

Chapter 12. Lessons from Leisure-Time Budget Research: Implications for Practice / Jerome F. Singleton 245

Time Budget 246

Time Budget and Older Persons 247

Implications for Practice 248

Therapeutic Recreation 249

Alzheimer's Disease 251

Chapter 13. Future Directions / Wendy Pentland, Andrew S. Harvey 259

Applications 261

Theoretical and Methodological Issues 264.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0306459515

OCLC:

40163518