Two Billion Heartbeats - Couverture rigide

Norgate, Sarah

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0297645455 ISBN 13 : 9780297645450

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006

Synopsis

In this fascinating study of how we relate to time in our lives, Sarah Norgate immerses us in the psychology of time. She looks at differing attitudes to and perceptions of time all around the world: how did our obsession with punctuality start? Why do national proverbs from Sicily reinforce the importance of not rushing and taking things slow, while proverbs from highly industrialized countries are economically-driven ('Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today')? Why do some countries, like Japan, have a 24/7 culture, while others are only just coming to terms with Sunday opening for shops? And which city has a faster pace of life: New York or Dublin? The results may surprise you. Sarah Norgate makes scientific concepts accessible and interesting, through the use of everyday examples and unusual research findings.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sarah Norgate was born in Portsmouth in 1970 and gained her doctorate in Psychology from the University of Warwick. She divides her time between Milton Keynes and a rural corner of Lancashire where she winds her pace of life right down. Sarah is a developmental psychologist in the Child and Youth Studies Research group at The Open University and an athlete in Milton Keynes Athletics Club. In 2004, she was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to study the provision of psychological care for children with eye cancer in Los Angeles, Toronto and Paris.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0297645455
• ISBN 13: 9780297645450
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible