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The Sociology of Time

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  • © 1990

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  1. John Hassard

    1. University of Keele, UK

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: The Sociological Study of Time

    1. Introduction: The Sociological Study of Time

      • John Hassard
      Pages 1-18

  3. The Concept of Time

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. The Enigma of Time

      • Elliott Jaques
      Pages 21-34

    3. The Problem of Time

      • Georges Gurvitch
      Pages 35-44

  4. Social-time

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Time, Technics and Society

      • Radhakamal Mukerjee
      Pages 47-55

    3. Social-time: A Methodological and Functional Analysis

      • Pitirim Sorokin, Robert Merton
      Pages 56-66

    4. Varieties of Social-time

      • Georges Gurvitch
      Pages 67-76

    5. The Structures and Meanings of Social-time

      • J. David Lewis, Andrew J. Weigart
      Pages 77-101

  5. Capitalism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. The Making of a Capitalist Time Consciousness

      • Nigel Thrift
      Pages 105-129

    3. Capitalism and the History of Work-time Thought

      • Chris Nyland
      Pages 130-151

  6. Work and Organisations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Time and Job Satisfaction

      • Donald Roy
      Pages 155-167

    3. Private-time and Public-time

      • Eviatar Zerubavel
      Pages 168-177

    4. Time and the Long-term Prisoner

      • Stanley Cohen, Laurie Taylor
      Pages 178-187

  7. Culture and Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Time Perspective and Social Structure

      • Lewis Coser, Rose Coser
      Pages 191-202

    3. Time-reckoning in the Trobriands

      • Bronislaw Malinowski
      Pages 203-218
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The volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of time. Based on selected contributions from leading writers, it illustrates the range of issues and perspectives which define the field. The volume traces distinct traditions of time analysis in social science and uses these to explain, for example, the development of capitalist time-consciousness, the ways we structure time in organizations and institutions, and how our time perceptions change in line with changes in culture. The book is for those who wish to understand how time comes to condition our everyday actions and affairs.

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  • University of Keele, UK

    John Hassard

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