What We Really Do All Day: Insights from the Centre for Time Use Research

by Jonathan Gershuny, Oriel Sullivan

Are we spending more time at work than we would have done fifty years ago? Are we sleeping less?How has the internet affected the way we use our spare time?

Everything we do happens in time, and a detailed look at our daily lives reveals some surprising truths about the social and economic structure of the world welive in. This book delves into the unrivalled data collection and expertise of the Centre for Time Use Research to explore 55 years of change in our activities and behaviour and what it means for us today.

352 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2019

Reviews

[Daniel Lambauer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Extremely datarich analysis that shows what (primarily 20th & 21th century) British spend their time on with some quite interesting results (eg use of technology). However at times a bit repetitive and very much focused to stay as close to the data as possible - with only limited amount of wider interpretation.

[Kasper Sørtun · Rating 3 out of 5]

Veldig gøy. Artig å se statistikk motsi noen av moderne påstander vi har om det moderne livet og samfunnet.