Contemporary Culture/Parenting/Media
5.5 x 8.5, 120 Pages
ISBN: 1-59766-014-0
Paper: $17.95
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Why is it that now, when we in America have more leisure time at our disposal than ever before, we so often feel we have less and less? Could the ever-expanding role of television in our lives be part of the explanation? Leisure expert Barbara Brock set out to answer these questions, launching a landmark survey of 500 families and 1,200 individuals from across the country, all of whom live TV-free. Among her illuminating discoveries, Brock found that parents in households without television spend an average of six-and-a-half hours a week in meaningful conversations with their children-ten times the national average of less than 40 minutes. In this timely and thought-provoking volume, Brock presents her conclusions as to how we can reclaim our free time. In Living Outside the Box, hundreds of TV-free families share their great discovery: that life without television is anything but boring.
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| A professor of recreation management at Eastern Washington University, Barbara Brock is widely known for her innovative research into TV-free lifestyles. Articles about her work have appeared in Time magazine and in numerous other publications, including Parenting, Woman’s Day, Family Circle, and Good Housekeeping. Perhaps ironically, she has also been interviewed on the Today Show. For over two decades now, she and her family have lived happily without television. |
| “If you're thinking about reducing or eliminating television from your family's life, Barbara Brock 's Living Outside the Box is the book for you. This book is the most ambitious study ever attempted on the experiences of people who have stopped watching television.”
—Robert Kubey, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Rutgers University |
