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.This publication, written by international researchers, once supervised by prof. Anke Niehof, while writing their PhD dissertation, or (former) colleagues of Niehof, covers the many issues and reflecting her work and interest. The arena of everyday life is what her research and teaching evolved around, as shown in this book.

1. On the arena of everyday life;Carja Butijn et al.- References.-Theoretical concepts: livelihood and household.-2. Beyond the livelihood framework: aspirations and well-being in encounters with aids orphans in Mozambique;Tanja R. Müller.- Abstract.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Theoretical framework.- 2.3. Methodology and data analysis.- 2.4. Main findings: agricultural skills and changing aspirations among JFFLS participants.- 2.5. Conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- References.-3. Modified extended households: co-residence, headship and household resource management in the context of labour out-migration in rural Nepal;Hom N. Gartaula.- Abstract.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Theoretical framework.- 3.3. Methods.- 3.4. Results and discussion.- 3.5. Conclusion and recommendations.- References.-Health: food security, hygiene and HIV/AIDS.-4. Understanding food security: some methodological innovations;Julieta R. Roa.- Abstract.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Theoretical framework.- 4.3. Methodology.- 4.4. Results and discussions.- 4.5. Conclusions and implications.- References.-5. Manner mayks man: on manners and hygiene;Valerie Curtis.- Abstract.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Keep your distance.- 5.3. The dance of manners.- 5.4. The origins of manners.- 5.5. Copy the common.- 5.6. Small courtesies.- 5.7. Conclusions.- References.-6. Households and social networks in times of HIV/AIDS: a case from Tanzania;Carolyne Nombo.- Abstract.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Methodology.- 6.3. Results.- 6.4. Discussion.- 6.5. Conclusion.- References.-Female opportunities to foster income procurement: microfinance and entrepreneurship.-7. Social and financial performance of the SIKAP microfinance program: the case of women-borrowers in a rural village in the Philippines;Carla Edith G. Jimena et al.- Abstract.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Rationale of the study.- 7.3. Methodology.- 7.4. Conceptual framework for the study.- 7.5. Organisational Profile of SBDFI 99.- 7.6. Findings of the study.- 7.7. Conclusion and recommendations.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Appendix 7.1.-8. Women fish traders and entrepreneurship: case studies from a coastal fishing community in Nigeria;Ekaete Udong.- Abstract.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. The fish trade.- 8.3. Methodology.- 8.4. Results.- 8.5. Discussion and conclusions.- References.-Societal developments in Western society: opportunities for the elderly and the home-work balance of telecommuters.-9. Segments in long-term care and loneliness enabling tailor-made services to elderly people;Katrien Luijkx.- Abstract.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. Methods.- 9.3. Results.- 9.4. Summary and conclusion.- References.-10. The home-work balance of telecommuters: ten years after;Gerda Casimir.- Abstract.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2. Telecommuting: current developments and policies.- 10.3. Research question and methods.- 10.4. Results.- 10.5. Conclusions.- 10.6. Postscript.- References.- Epilogue, about Anke Niehof;Carja Butijn et al.- Bio-sketch Anke Niehof.- LEB Foundation.- Keyword index.