Getting Away from It All: Vacations and Identity

Karen Stein is a Research Analyst at Westat, a social science research firm.

About the author

Karen Stein is a Research Analyst at Westat, a social science research firm.

Summary

"Vacations allow us to assess our values and aspirations while we remove ourselves from the everyday grind. Stein looks at how people set boundaries between their ordinary lives and their vacations, what they bring with them, leave behind, and send back. Different types of vacations and their meanings are considered"--

Product details

• Authors: Karen Stein
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781439918746
• ISBN: 978-1-4399-1874-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Arbeits- / Einkommensökonomie, Gastgewerbe, Freizeit- und Tourismusindustrie, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor, Archaeology / Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social