Question

Discuss the sociology in everyday life.give me answer plz ​

Answer 1

Answer:

There are many different kinds of theories of everyday life. Some try to describe how social interaction works at the level of face-to-face communication, or how social life is "performed" in everyday contexts (symbolic interaction and dramaturgy). Others seek to understand how mundane social reality is constructed as a meaningful experience, and how we come to have knowledge of it (phenomenological sociology and ethnomethodology). There are also critical theories of everyday life—sometimes called theories of the "lifeworld" or the "habitus"--which seek to explain how everyday life is constrained by or resists more powerful social structures and institutions. Despite their differences, all these theories focus on an elusive quality called "everydayness," the commonplace, ordinary, familiar and generally taken-for-granted world, what Alfred Schutz refers to as our "paramount" reality.

Explanation:

Empirical studies of everyday life are even more varied than the theories they arise from. They include descriptions of human behavior in every conceivable social setting, from airports to zoos. They look at the ways people deal with social stigmas, or how they create and use social space and time. They study how social identities are formed and maintained, and how ordinary life can sometimes pose extraordinary challenges to people. Methodologically, they include participant observation studies and subjective accounts of personal experience, as well as scientific description and analysis of behavior.

In short, the sociology of everyday life is as varied as its object. It tries to understand the social logic and forces that constitute life as ordinary reality. In general, it sees that reality as the spontaneous accomplishment of knowledgeable, vital and creative actors. In this course, with the help of some great authors, we will begin to study the form and content of that accomplishment.