The arena of everyday life

C.A.A. Butijn, J.A.C. van Ophem, G.J. Casimir

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Abstract

In 'The arena of everyday life' nine authors look back and forward at developments in the sociology of consumers and households. Nine chapters show variety in the employed methods, from multivariate analyses of survey data to classical essays. The contributions are organised around four themes. In the first theme, two chapters entail a critical discussion of the concepts livelihood and household. The second part deals with health, in particular food security, hygiene and aids/HIV. The third theme focuses on female opportunities to foster income procurement of household by respectively microfinance and entrepreneurship. The fourth theme concentrates on two topical societal developments in a Western society, the first chapter dealing with the issue of creating opportunities for tailor-made services to older people, the second one focussing on the home-work balance of telecommuters.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationWageningen
PublisherWageningen Academic Publishers
Number of pages174
ISBN (Print)9789086867752
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Publication series

NameMansholt publication series
PublisherWageningen Academic Publishers
No.no. 12
ISSN (Print)1871-9309

Keywords

  • livelihoods
  • livelihood strategies
  • households
  • social development
  • public health
  • woman and society
  • consumers
  • home economics
  • sociology

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