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

Shove, Elizabeth; Pantzar, Mika; Watson, Matt

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0857020420 ISBN 13: 9780857020420

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns Ltd, 2012

Riassunto

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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Informazioni sugli autori

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.

Dalla quarta di copertina

A Clever, innovative book which makes an important contribution to social theory and social policy. An effective introduction it covers core themes and demonstrates exactly how our everyday life is defined by the rise, change and collapse of social practices.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0857020420
• ISBN 13: 9780857020420
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 191
• Contatto del produttore: International Associates Auditing & Certification; EUAR@ie.ia-net.com