This is an eye-opening and sobering account of the factors which have led to the average American working the equivalent of a month longer in 1990 than his or her counterpart in 1970. The author takes a hard look at the decline of leisure, women and work, the consumer ethic, and proposals for escaping the "squirrel cage" of overwork.
The Overworked American The Unexpected Decline of Leisure
An important cultural document.