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

Matt Watson

ISBN 10: 0857020420 / ISBN 13: 9780857020420

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Everyday life is defined and characterised by the rise, transformation and fall of social practices. Using terminology that is both accessible and sophisticated, this essential book guides the reader through a multi-level analysis of this dynamic. In working through core propositions about social practices and how they change the book is clear and accessible; real world examples, including the history of car driving, the emergence of frozen food, and the fate of hula hooping, bring abstract concepts to life and firmly ground 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 addressing questions such as: how do practices emerge, exist and die what are the elements from which practices are made how do practices recruit practitioners how are elements, practices and the links between them generated, renewed and reproduced Precise, relevant and persuasive this book will inspire students and researchers from across the social sciences. Elizabeth Shove is Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.Mika Pantzar is Research Professor at the National Consumer Research Centre, Helsinki.Matt Watson is Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at University of Sheffield.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dynamics of Social Practice : Everyday Life and how it Changes
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857020420
• ISBN 13: 9780857020420
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 15D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 386 grams

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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.
 

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.