The Dynamics of Social Practice

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.

Informationen zum Autor Professor Elizabeth Shove teaches Sociology at Lancaster University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Dynamics of Social Practice Introducing Theories of Practice Materials and Resources Sequence and Structure Making and Breaking Links Material, Competence and Meaning Car-Driving: Elements and Linkages Making Links Breaking Links Elements Between Practices Standardization and Diversity Individual and Collective Careers The Life of Elements Modes of Circulation Transportation and Access: Material Abstraction, Reversal and Migration: Competence Association and Classification: Meaning Packing and Unpacking Emergence, Disappearance and Persistence Recruitment, Defection and Reproduction First Encounters: Networks and Communities Capture and Commitment: Careers and Carriers Collapse and Transformation: The Dynamics of Defection Daily Paths, Life Paths and Dominant Projects Connections Between Practices Bundles and Complexes Collaboration and Competition Selection and Integration Coordinating Daily Life Circuits of Reproduction Monitoring Practices-as-Performances Monitoring Practices-as-Entities Cross-Referencing Practices-as-Performances Cross-Referencing Practices-as-Entities Aggregation Elements of Coordination Intersecting Circuits Representing the Dynamics of Social Practice Representing Elements and Practices Characterizing Circulation Competition, Transformation and Convergence Reproducing Elements, Practices and Relations between Them Time and Practice Space and Practice Dominant Projects and Power Promoting Transitions in Practice Climate Change and Behaviour Change Basis of Action Processes of Change Positioning Policy Transferable Lessons Practice Theory and Climate Change Policy Configuring Elements of Practice Configuring Relations between Practices Configuring Careers: Carriers and Practices Configuring Connections Practice Oriented Policy Making ...

Autorentext

Professor Elizabeth Shove teaches Sociology at Lancaster University.

Inhalt

The Dynamics of Social Practice
Introducing Theories of Practice
Materials and Resources
Sequence and Structure
Making and Breaking Links
Material, Competence and Meaning
Car-Driving: Elements and Linkages
Making Links
Breaking Links
Elements Between Practices
Standardization and Diversity
Individual and Collective Careers
The Life of Elements
Modes of Circulation
Transportation and Access: Material
Abstraction, Reversal and Migration: Competence
Association and Classification: Meaning
Packing and Unpacking
Emergence, Disappearance and Persistence
Recruitment, Defection and Reproduction
First Encounters: Networks and Communities
Capture and Commitment: Careers and Carriers
Collapse and Transformation: The Dynamics of Defection
Daily Paths, Life Paths and Dominant Projects
Connections Between Practices
Bundles and Complexes
Collaboration and Competition
Selection and Integration
Coordinating Daily Life
Circuits of Reproduction
Monitoring Practices-as-Performances
Monitoring Practices-as-Entities
Cross-Referencing Practices-as-Performances
Cross-Referencing Practices-as-Entities
Aggregation
Elements of Coordination
Intersecting Circuits
Representing the Dynamics of Social Practice
Representing Elements and Practices
Characterizing Circulation
Competition, Transformation and Convergence
Reproducing Elements, Practices and Relations between Them
Time and Practice
Space and Practice
Dominant Projects and Power
Promoting Transitions in Practice
Climate Change and Behaviour Change
Basis of Action
Processes of Change
Positioning Policy
Transferable Lessons
Practice Theory and Climate Change Policy
Configuring Elements of Practice
Configuring Relations between Practices
Configuring Careers: Carriers and Practices
Configuring Connections
Practice Oriented Policy Making