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Time Use and Social Structure: CTUR Research Insights

Explore time-use and social structure research by the CTUR led by Professor Jonathan Gershuny. Discover cross-national, historical studies on gender issues, work-life balance, and more. Engage in thesis research topics and post-graduate assistance for in-depth analysis.

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Time Use and Social Structure: CTUR Research Insights

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  1. Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR) • Professor Jonathan Gershuny • Dr. Oriel Sullivan • Dr. Kimberly Fisher • Dr. Man Yee Kan • Dr. Teresa Harms • Dr. Evrim Altintas

  2. Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR) Jonathan Gershuny Oriel Sullivan Man Yee Kan Evrim Altintas Teresa Harms Kimberly Fisher

  3. CTUR Activities • Research on time-use and social structure (gender issues, social stratification, work-life balance). • Cross national, historical (Multinational Time Use Study with 60+ surveys, 30 countries). • Strength in other longitudinal research (household panel studies etc).

  4. Average Enjoyment Ratings for Activities: UK couples 1987

  5. Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) • Studies conducted from the 1960s through the present decade in 23 countries • e.g. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, Yugoslavia • Multi-decade time series in 14 countries http://www.timeuse.org/mtus/

  6. Major time diary surveys in MTUS(parentheses=studies under negotiation or preparation)

  7. Opportunities • Thesis research topics • Cross-national comparisons, historical change • Gender, work, leisure issues • Co-presence, happiness, social-spatial location • Exercise, lifestyle, environmental risk/stress • Post-graduate assistance • upgrade MTUS • help with substantive research

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