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Who enjoys being busy? On busyness as a gendered norm and technology of the self

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Journal of Sociology

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Abstract

Journal of Sociology, Volume 62, Issue 1, Page 83-99, March 2026.
Busyness is a complex, ambiguous and seemingly ubiquitous aspect of modern temporal experiences. Although some revel in the feelings of achievement and satisfaction that busyness provides them, others experience busyness as fatiguing and stressful. In ...