Time Use Research in the Social Sciences

by Pentland, Wendy E.; Harvey, Andrew S.; Lawton, M. Powell; McColl, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9780306459511
• ISBN10: 0306459515
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

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.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION
Time Use Research	3	(16)
Andrew S. Harvey
Wendy Pentland
Introduction	3	(1)
What Is Time Use Research?	3	(2)
Historical Development of Time Use Studies	5	(3)
Applications of Time Use Data	8	(6)
Summary	14	(1)
References	14	(5)
Guidelines for Time Use Data Collection and Analysis	19	(28)
Andrew S. Harvey
Introduction	19	(1)
Collection Guidelines	20	(5)
Data-File Editing and Creation	25	(2)
Analysis Issues	27	(15)
Conclusions	42	(1)
References	42	(5)
The Time-Diary Method: Structure and Uses	47	(44)
John P. Robinson
Uses of Diary Data	48	(6)
Features of the Diary Method	54	(1)
The Zero-Sum Character of Time	55	(1)
Measuring How People Spend Time	56	(8)
Previous Time-Diary Studies	64	(3)
Diary Studies in Canada	67	(1)
Activity Coding	68	(1)
Procedures to Analyze Time-Diary Data	69	(8)
A Larger Multivariate Model	77	(3)
Methodological Properties of Time Diaries	80	(3)
Summary and Conclusions	83	(1)
Appendix: Methodology of the 1965-1985 Americans' Use of Time Projects	84	(3)
References	87	(4)
Analysis and Exploration of Meaning and Outcomes in Connection with Time Use Data	91	(16)
William Michelson
Introduction	91	(1)
Two Purposes of Time Use Research: Descriptive Patterns and Indicators of Meaning	92	(1)
Four Ways to Study Meaning and Outcomes	93	(10)
Concluding Comments	103	(1)
References	104	(3)
II. USING TIME USE RESEARCH TO EXAMINE LIFESTYLE VARIABLES
A. Quality of Life
Methods and Concepts for Time-Budget Research on Elders	107	(20)
M. Powell Lawton
Introduction	107	(1)
Methodological Issues	108	(9)
Psychological Aspects of Time Use	117	(5)
Conclusions	122	(1)
References	123	(4)
B. Roles and Lifestyles
Life-Cycle and Across-the-Week Allocation of Time to Daily Activities	127	(28)
Jiri Zuzanek
Bryan J. A. Smale
Review of Literature	128	(7)
Statement of the Research Problem	135	(1)
Database and Operationalization of the Variables	135	(2)
Data Analyses	137	(8)
Discussion	145	(4)
Conclusions	149	(2)
References	151	(4)
Variance in the Meaning of Time by Family Cycle, Period, Social Context, and Ethnicity	155	(14)
Joseph A. Tindale
The Times of Our Lives	155	(3)
Work and Family: Balancing Time	158	(1)
Becoming a Parent: Cohort Changes in Appropriate Timing	159	(2)
Responses to Unemployment in Different Family Life-Cycle Periods	161	(1)
Getting On and Getting Along	162	(3)
Conclusions about Family Life-Cycle Flexibility	165	(2)
References	167	(2)
Application of Time Use Research to the Study of Life with a Disability	169	(20)
Wendy Pentland
Mary Ann McColl
Introduction	169	(1)
What Is Meant by Time Use?	170	(1)
The Relationships among Time Use, Health and Well-Being	171	(2)
What Is Known about Time Use and Variables Relevant to Persons with Disabilities?	173	(1)
Relationships between Disability and Use of Time	173	(5)
Methodological Considerations When Examining Use of Time in This Population	178	(5)
References	183	(6)
C. Culture
Biological and Sociocultural Perspectives on Time Use Studies	189	(22)
Ann Wilcock
Biological and Sociocultural Temporality	190	(4)
Research Paradigms	194	(4)
Integrating Research Approaches	198	(2)
Data Collection Methods	200	(8)
Summary	208	(1)
References	208	(3)
Te Ao Hurihuri: New Zealand's First Time	211	(20)
Gail Whiteford
Mike Barns
Traditional Time	212	(3)
The Colonial Experience	215	(5)
Aotearoa Now: Time and Time Use in Contemporary New Zealand	220	(7)
Ka Awatea: The Dawning	227	(2)
References	229	(2)
Time Budget Methodology in Social Science Research: Ethnicity and Aging	231	(14)
K. Victor Ujimoto
Introduction	231	(5)
Time-Budget Methodology for Gerontology	236	(2)
Refinements in Time-Budget Methodology	238	(2)
Conclusion	240	(1)
References	241	(4)
III. CONCLUSION
Lessons from Leisure-Time Budget Research: Implications for Practice	245	(14)
Jerome F. Singleton
Background	245	(1)
Time Budget	246	(1)
Time Budget and Older Persons	247	(1)
Implications for Practice	248	(1)
Therapeutic Recreation	249	(2)
Alzheimer's Disease	251	(4)
Conclusions	255	(1)
References	255	(4)
Future Directions	259	(10)
Wendy Pentland
Andrew S. Harvey
Overview	259	(2)
Applications	261	(3)
Theoretical and Methodological Issues	264	(3)
References	267	(2)
Index	269