The Dynamics of Social Practice: Everyday Life and how it Changes - Softcover

Shove, Elizabeth; Pantzar, Mika; Watson, Matt

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Synopsis

Everyday life is defined and characterized by the rise, transformation and fall of social practices. Using terminology that is both accessible and sophisticated, this book guides the reader through a multi-level analysis of this dynamic. The book provides discussion of real world examples such as the history of car driving and the emergence of frozen food, bringing abstract concepts to life and grounding them in empirical case-studies and new research. Demonstrating the relevance of social theory for public policy problems, the authors show that the everyday is the basis of social transformation.
 

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About the Authors

Professor Elizabeth Shove teaches Sociology at Lancaster University.

Mika Pantzar is currently Research Director in the Consumer Society Research Centre, based at the University of Helsinki.

Dr Matt Watson is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield.

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9780857020420: The Dynamics of Social Practice: Everyday Life and how it Changes

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ISBN 10:  0857020420 ISBN 13:  9780857020420
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012
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