Timetables and Scheduling: On the Social Organization of Time

Eviatar ZERUBAVEL

doi:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1976.tb00753.x

Timetables and Scheduling: On the Social Organization of Time

Eviatar ZERUBAVEL

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An analysis of the social organization of time, done through the main institutions and processes that govern the temporal regulation of social life. namely timetables and scheduling. The conventional basis of our standard time orientation is discussed along with the social order underlying regular patterns relating to the fundamental temporal features of social events (duration, sequence. timing, tempo), and issues concerning scheduling.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	87-94
Number of pages	8
Journal	Sociological Inquiry
Volume	46
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-682X.1976.tb00753.x
State	Published - Apr 1976
Externally published	Yes

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