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Sociological perspectives[edit]

Everyday life is a key concept in cultural studies and is a specialized subject in the field of sociology. Some argue that, motivated by capitalism and industrialism's degrading effects on human existence and perception, writers and artists of the 19th century turned more towards self-reflection and the portrayal of everyday life represented in their writings and art to a noticeably greater degree than in past works, for example Renaissance literature's interest in hagiography and politics. Other theorists dispute this argument based on a long history of writings about daily life which can be seen in works from Ancient Greece, medieval Christianity and the Age of Enlightenment.

In the study of everyday life gender has been an important factor in its conceptions. Some theorists regard women as the quintessential representatives and victims of everyday life.

The connotation of everyday life is often negative and is distinctively separated from exceptional moments by its lack of distinction and differentiation, ultimately defined as the essential, taken-for-granted continuum of mundane activity that outlines forays into more esoteric experiences. It is the non-negotiable reality that exists amongst all social groupings without discrimination and is an unavoidable basis for which all human endeavor exists.

Much of everyday life is automatic in that it is driven by current environmental features as mediated by automatic cognitive processing of those features, and without any mediation by conscious choice, according to social psychologist John A. Bargh. Daily life is also studied by sociologists to investigate how it is organised and given meaning. A sociological journal called the Journal of Mundane Behavior, published from 2000 to 2004, studied these everyday actions.

Perspectives of Everyday Life [edit]

Everyday life is perceived differently in different areas of the world. This is because of the routine of life and what individuals value, for example, in an underdeveloped country such as Cambodia. An individual’s daily life will differ from an American’s daily life, due to the values of our country and the poverty rate. A citizen mentions a typical day begins around 7:30 am during which breakfast is served, and then off to school on a dirt path. At school, students take part in tasks such as creating recycled bricks and then curriculum as general studies. A typical lunch for an individual loaf of bread and cookies. Once school is over, the students walk to dinner (20 mins) and lay to rest at 9 p.m. (Angelarr). However in America, typically wake-up time is 7 a.m., and attending class, which a typical class day is curriculum-based. Once students are finished in school at typically 3 pm, it is time for leisure and food which individuals can drive in an automobile and eat dinner. These routine are similar but also differ and allows individuals to understand everyday life is different depending on location (Yau).

Sociology concerns itself with how people live their daily lives (Charmaz). Sociologists care about how individuals carry out their lives because it expresses one's values and morals (Little). Americans value automobiles for driving, and Cambodians value having food to eat (Angelarr, Yau). These values and morals tell sociologists a tremendous amount of information about an individual (Stoetzer, Little ). Sociologists believe this information can portray so much about certain individuals. This allows sociologists to better understand people's reason for completing tasks the way they do (LAL.). For both perspectives mentioned above, the reason why individuals act in a such way is for survival. The actions one portrays do not only tell sociologists about themselves but what the country as a whole value (Little).

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Angelarr. “Daily Routines and Patterns in Cambodia.” Blum Center, 29 Aug. 2018, blumcenter.uci.edu/2018/08/29/daily-routines-and-patterns-in-cambodia/.

• In this article I was able to determine what the typical day as a citizen of Cambodia looks like. This article was written from a perspective of a Cambodian, and lists the daily routine that is exerperienced for school age children. I used this article to compare the life of an “underdeveloped” citizen to one that is fortunate enough to live in wealth/ without poverty.

Yau, Nathan. “A Day in the Life of Americans.” FlowingData, 23 July 2020, flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans/.

• In this article I was able to determine what the typical day as American looks like. From this website it was visual due to graphics what typical individuals were doing throughout the day. This was evident that the day to day life is similar in terms of waking up at dawn and then going to sleep at sunset. However, you could see what Americans are privileged with instead of those in Cambodia.

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Little, William, and Ron McGivern. Introduction to Sociology - 2nd Canadian Edition. BCcampus, 2016.

• In this source, I was able to really grasp why scoiologists care and what it represents in their culture as well. This source gave me a couple of main points that I thought were vital to an individual to know and wanted to included in paper. This source gave me infroamtion about the how morals and values can affect who you are and why and how you complete tasks.

Stoetzer, Oliver R., and Richard T. Schaefer. Student’s Guide to Accompany: Sociology an Introduction, 1st Canadian Edition by Richard T. Schaefer, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, 1996.

• I used this source as a source for more evidence in proving a point in paragraph. Much like the “Introduction to Sociology- 2nd Canadian Edition” it was about to also explain why sociolgists care and why it represents. I thought since that is the main statement, I think the more sources to back that up, the more the statement is factual.

Charmaz, Kathy, et al. The Social Self and Everyday Life: Understanding the World through Symbolic Interactionism. Wiley-Blackwell, 2019.

• In this book, I was able to conclud with a really powerful opening statement. There are so much fassinating evidence on everyday life, however, if to much information was written the section would have gone on to about a page. I decided to keep it concise and just add a powerful sentence.

LAL., CONERLY, TONJA R. HOLMES, KATHLEEN. TAMANG, ASHA. Introduction to Sociology 3E. Open Stax, 2023.

• In this source, I was able to derive information regarding this why socologists care about the different perspectives the world has and how each perspective can be represented in different ways. Throughout this source, it was cool to understand why socoilogists really care and to see how it can affect the a perception about a certain individual.