The Meaning of Leisure

Definitions and Practices among Migrant and Non-Migrant Women in an Urban Space
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-86694-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 3052 g

Reihe: Leisure Studies in a Global Era

This book deals with the concept of leisure and the everyday leisure practices of a group of diverse single women in an urban setting—Mannheim, Germany. Vania Sandoval focuses on how social structure and individual choices relate to each other in the local context. Initially, the book considers the women as a relatively homogenous group, analyzing how they conceive, organize and experience their leisure in a similar manner with individual nuances. It then proceeds to highlight some of the processes that lead, in this particular case, to migration-based differences in their leisure practices.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sandoval, Vania L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Leisure: Between Structure and Agency.- 3. Context of the Study.- 4. Meaning of Leisure for Women in Mannheim.- 5. Leisure Planning and Execution.- 6. Women and Mannheim as Leisure Space.- 7. Migration background and Leisure.- 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Vania L. Sandoval earned her PhD in social and cultural anthropology at the Ruprecht—Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany. Her research interests include emigration to Europe and cultural identity, the anthropology of food and eating, and leisure and lifestyle studies.