The Dynamics of Social Practice: Everyday Life and How It Changes

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.


Author: Elizabeth Shove, Mika Pantzar, Matt Watson
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: 06/06/2012
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780857020437

About the Author
Shove, Elizabeth: - Professor Elizabeth Shove teaches Sociology at Lancaster University.Pantzar, Mika: - Mika Pantzar is currently Research Director in the Consumer Society Research Centre, based at the University of Helsinki.Watson, Matt: - Dr Matt Watson is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield.

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