Perspectives on Everyday Life

A Cross Disciplinary Cultural Analysis
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-07635-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 173 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 261 g

Perspectives on Everyday Life: A Cross Disciplinary Cultural Analysis makes the argument for studying everyday life through a combination of introductory theoretical approaches and a grouping of applications to specific aspects of American culture. The first part of the book addresses the idea of everyday life as considered by distinguished thinkers who have written books about everyday life, such as Sigmund Freud, Fernand Braudel, Henri Lefebvre, Michel de Certeau, and others. The second part of the book uses theories dealt with in the first part of the book to explore objects—such as suitcases, alarm clocks, milk, pacifiers, pressure cookers, smart speakers, and super-glue—and their part in the various rituals of everyday life in America, revealing their hidden meanings.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berger, Arthur Asa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Massenmedien & Massenkommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Perspectives on Everyday Life1. Introduction2. Perspectives on Everyday Life3. Henri Lefebvre and Terrorism in Everyday Life4. Michel de Certeau and Resistance to Domination5. Fernand Braudel on the Structures in Everyday Life6. Sigmund Freud on Psychopathology in Everyday Life7. Milton Sapirstein and the Paradoxes of Everyday Life8. Myth and Everyday Life9. The Body and Everyday LifePart II: Everyday Life in America10. Alarm Clocks11. Amazon Echo Dot12. Chandeliers at the Grammys13. The Starbucks Coffee Shop Logo14. Teeth Whitening Agents15. Pacifiers 16. Toilets17. Milk18. Pressure Cookers19. Diet Products20. Hairstyles21. College Rejection Letters22. Air Jordans23. French Fries24. Backpacks25. Mattresses26. Women’s Shoes27. Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”28. Suitcases29. Super Glue30. Calendars31. Coda

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, USA. He has published more than one hundred articles and more than seventy books on media, popular culture, communication, material culture, tourism and humor. His books have been translated into ten languages.