The Overworked American

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This paper tries to define the problem of overworked Americans. It explains that it is evident that overworking has reached epidemic proportions in the United States because most Americans have an unabated obsession to accumulate material possessions, acquire social status, and be seen by their friends, relatives, employers and fellow citizens as hard-workers. It defines this compulsion in social, economic, cultural and religious terms.

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"In defining the problem of overworked Americans, it is evident that overwork has reached epidemic proportions in the United States because most Americans have an unabated obsession to accumulate material possessions, acquire social status, and be seen by their friends, relatives, employers, and fellow citizens as hard-workers. This compulsion has been defined in social, economic, cultural, and religious terms, and Juliet Schor examines all of these factors in The Overworked American. She defines the problem of overworked Americans by identifying the reasons why Americans are overworked, and through her examination of the impact mutually reinforced compulsions to overwork have on both employers and employees. She offers convincing evidence that at every level ..."

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