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So why do we feel as though we have no

time for leisure activities?

a) Our free time may come in forms

‘not easily convertible to civic
engagement’ (190)
b) Dual-career families are more
common and spending more time

at work than they used to
c) Coordinating schedules has
become more burdensome

d) Long commutes and driving alone
is the most common way for
Americans to get to work.
Unfortunately, “Each additional ten

minutes in daily commuting time
cuts involvement in community
affairs by 10 percent.”

Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone,

2. Monster, a popular online resource for
career advice and job search tools, posts
a poll question daily on the home page of

their website called the Monster Meter.
Recently, poll participants voted on these
three questions:

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