Over the last two decades, global wealth has risen. Yet material affluence has not translated
into time affluence. Most people report feeling persistently 'time poor'—like they have too …

An extensive and long-standing literature examines the amount of time people spend on
their jobs and families. A newer literature, including this review, takes that older literature as …

Does flexible working really provide a better work-life balance? Throughout the COVID-19
pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume offers an …

While research on conspicuous consumption has typically analyzed how people spend
money on products that signal status, this article investigates conspicuous consumption in …

Choice Recommended Title, February 2010 Culture, Class, Distinction is major contribution
to international debates regarding the role of cultural capital in relation to modern forms of …

Inequality in its many forms is becoming an ever greater problem in modern society. The
revised edition of this popular book explains why it is so important to understand class and …

The terms habit and routine have come to be used with increasing frequency in debates
about 'behaviour'change and sustainable consumption, where dominant approaches …

Resonating with the industrial revolution of the home (Schwartz Cowan, 1989), the smart
home 'digital revolution'reinvigorates promises for convenience. This paper analyses the …

The authors investigated gender differences in couple parents' subjective time pressure,
using detailed Australian time use data (n= 756 couples with minor children). They …

Lewis Carroll's white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland—the white rabbit who frantically
dashes around holding a clock claiming 'I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date' …