This accessible, introductory text explains the importance of studying
'everyday life' in the social sciences. Susie Scott examines such varied
topics as leisure, eating and drinking, the idea of home, and time and
schedules in order to show how societies are created and reproduced by
the apparently mundane 'micro' level practices of everyday life. Each
chapter is organized around three main themes: 'rituals and routines',
'social order', and 'challenging the taken-for-granted', with intriguing
examples and illustrations. Theoretical approaches from ethnomethodology,
Symbolic Interactionism and social psychology are introduced and applied
to real-life situations, and there is clear emphasis on empirical research
findings throughout. Social order depends on individuals following norms
and rules which are so familiar as to appear natural; yet, as Scott
encourages the reader to discover, these are always open to question and
investigation.

This user-friendly book will appeal to undergraduate students across the
social sciences, including the sociology of everyday life, the sociology
of emotions, social psychology and cultural studies, and will reveal
the fascinating significance our everyday habits hold.

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