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.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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.