Time, Consumption and Everyday Life Practice, Materiality and Culture

Index

A

Ackermann, P., 174–5
addiction, 148
Adorno, T., 219, 220, 222
agency, 218–22
aggregation of everyday practices, 44–6
see also coordination and
synchronization
Ahuvia, A., 211
alienation, 218–22
ancestors, commemoration of, 178
antiques vs reproductions, 163–5, 166–7
Ariès, Philip, 26
Arvastson, Gõsta, 109
Arvidsson, A., 139
Aspers, P., 137

B

Barber, Benjamin, 145
Barnard, Charles, 126
Bateson, Gregory, 100
Bergson, H., 37
blackouts, see power shortages
boats, wooden, see wooden boating
boredom, 145, 223, 224
Bourdieu, Pierre, 100, 149, 150
Bowles, D., 25
Braudel, F., 1
breakdown, see disruption
burnout, 107–8, 109, 150
Burpee Company, 121, 123, 125, 126
Buryat peoples, 162–3
busyness, 1, 50, 145 see also time pressure

C

calendars, 57, 119–23
Campbell, Colin, 102, 160, 211

career development, 2, 8, 19
Carey, James, 2
car industry, 129, 137
cell phones, see mobile phones
Certeau, Michel de, 5, 10, 89, 92, 100, 145
children and childhood, 26–7, 59 and fads, 135–6 rites of passage, 177–8
choice and routines, 8–9, 143–53, 218–22 and tea drinking, 196–201
Christmas celebrations, 182–3
Clarke, Alison, 161
Cohen, S., 221
commodification of rituals, 176–8, 183–4 of seeds, 115–25 see also material culture
commuting, 8, 85–96
Conrad, Joseph, 2
consumption cycles of, 116–28 of time, 17, 19–22 rhythms of, 6–7, 164–5, 166, 168, 171–84 see also material culture
coordination and synchronization and everyday practices, 7–8, 25, 27–30, 35, 42–4, 46–7, 51, 53–62 of routines, 104–7 vs harmonization, 43–4 see also aggregation
cultivation of routines and habits, 149–50
cycles of fashion, 7, 129–31, 140 of horticulture, 115–25 temporal, 2 see also rhythms

231

D

daily practices, see everyday practices
Dalby, Liza, 174
Daniels, Inge, 6
Dant, T., 25
Darier, E., 50
Deleuze, G., 93
Derrida, J., 95
Dewey, John, 9
diaries, 57
disruption, 67–81 and political economy, 78–80 power shortages, 68, 70, 71–6, 80, 108–9 of routines, 8–9, 10, 68–9, 107–10, 146 traffic congestion, 68, 70 water shortages, 67, 79–80, 108–9
dual burden for women, 49–50
dual-earner families, 49
Durkheim, É, 17, 144, 145

E

Ehn, Billy, 8
Eliade, M., 200
Elias, Norbert, 2, 100
embodiment and tea drinking, 199 and wooden boating, 210–15
ethics of routine, 8, 217–30
everyday practices aggregation of, 44–6 commuting, 85–96 and coordination and synchronization, 7–8, 25, 27–30, 35, 42–4, 46–7, 51, 53–62 disruption of, 8, 67–81 elasticity of, 68–9, 71, 72–6, 78–81 in Finland, 21, 23f in France, 21–2, 22f Mass Observation Project, 51–62 practice-time profiles, 25–7 practice-timescapes, 28–30 relationships, 58–60 and rhythms, 3–5, 10, 53–62 rival practices, 21–4

tea drinking, 189–201 telephone use, 20 and time, 17–30 and time pressure, 49–51, 53, 60–1 and timespace, 35–47, 51 water consumption, 20–1 see also routines; social life evolution, 136–8, 219 Ewen, Stuart, 145

F

Fabian, Johannes, 2
fads, 135–6, 139, 140
fashion cycles of, 7, 129–31, 140 vs fads, 135–6, 139, 140 vs innovations, 7, 134–5, 136, 139 see also jeans
Finland everyday practices in, 21, 23f wooden boating in, 203–15
flea markets, 164–8
food, 56, 57
France, everyday practices in, 21–2, 22f
friendships, 60
funeral services, 176–8

G

Garfinkel, H., 220
Gell, Alfred, 2, 3, 146
Ger, Güliz, 9
Gershuny, J., 50
Ghana, technology use in, 218, 226–8
Giddens, Anthony, 36, 147
Global Denim Project, 161
Goffman, Erving, 38, 93
Gregson, N., 163
Gronow, Jukka, 7
Guattari, F., 93

H

habits and choice, 8–9, 100, 143–53 cultivation of, 149–50 disruption of, 68–9

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and innovations, 134, 136, 138
naturalization of, 150–1
see also everyday practices; routines
habitus, 149, 150, 151f
Hägerstrand, Torsten, 36
Halkier, B., 148
Hall, Edward T., 87, 90
Hareven, Tamara, 2
harmonization, 43–4, 46
Harvey, David, 36
Hauser, K., 160
Hedges, A., 17
Heidegger, M., 36, 37
Heller, Agnes, 219, 221
Hennion, A., 133
Hetherington, Kevin, 91
Highmore, Ben, 90, 100
Hirschman, A.O., 79
hobbies, 8, 218, 220–2, 229
Hochschild, A.R., 49–50
horticulture, cycles of, 6, 115–25
hospitality
and commuting, 94–5
and tea drinking, 193, 196, 198, 200–1
Humphrey, Caroline, 162–3
Hybrid, 67

I

identity, 50 see also personalization
Ilmonen, K., 147, 211
Ingold, Tim, 36
innovations and cultural mediators, 133 new markets for, 136–8 and social change, 130–40 vs fashion, 7, 134–5, 136, 139 vs inventions, 131–2, 136
inventions vs innovations, 131–2, 136
Ishikawa, J., 175–6, 177

J

Jahoda, Marie, 69
Jalas, Mikko, 6, 145
James, William, 9, 80

Japan, rhythms of consumption in, 6, 171–84
jeans distressed, 7, 157–62, 165, 166–8 personalization of, 159–62
juggling, 49–50, 108

K

Katz, E., 135
Kaufmann, Jean-Claude, 24, 100, 105
kimonos, 174
Kimura, 183
Kjær, Sarah Holst, 106–7
Kopytoff, I., 212
Korkman, Oskar, 29–30
Kotro, T., 134
Kravets, Olga, 9

L

Latour, B., 220
Law, J., 213
Lazarsfeld, Paul, 69
Lefebvre, Henri, 4–5, 18, 36, 145, 146, 152
Lehtonen, T.-K., 136
leisure, 1, 50, 54–5, 220–2
Lévi-Strauss, Claude, 157, 165–6, 168
Linder, S.B., 50
Löfgren, Orvar, 8, 150

M

Maček, Ivana, 108
make-up routines, 102–4
Makovicky, Nicolette, 164
markets, establishment of new, 136–8
Mass Observation Project, 51–62
material culture, 5–7 antiques, 7, 164, 165, 166 fashion, 7 jeans, 7, 162, 163, 165 and tea drinking, 194, 199 and timespace, 43, 46 see also consumption
May, J., 17, 30
McMeekin, A., 134
meals, see food

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meditation, 8, 218, 223, 224–6, 229
Meyersohn, R., 135
Miller, Daniel, 7
mini-vans, 137
M’Mahon, Bernard, 119–20, 127
mobile phones, 94, 134, 136
modernity and routines, 144–6
Moeran, B., 171, 172, 177, 182
Moran, Joe, 87
Moskowitz, Marina, 6
multi-tasking, 108, 110
myth, 165–6

N

naturalization of routines and habits, 150–1
New Year’s celebrations, 178–82, 184
Nippert-Eng, Christena, 91–2, 102
normativity and routines, 226–8

O

obsolescence, planned, 129
O’Dell, Tom, 8
Oshima, B., 174

P

Palm, A.-M., 150
Pantzar, M., 134
Parkes, Don, 36
partners/spouses, 59–60, 104–7
peak periods, 27–8
personalization
of jeans, 159–62
and wooden boating, 210–15
Polhemus, Ted, 134
political economy, 78–80
power shortages, 68, 70, 71–6, 80, 108–9
practices, everyday, see everyday practices
practice-time profiles, 25–7
practice-timescapes, 28–30
praxis, 149, 151f
Pred, Allen, 2
production of time, 4–5, 17

Q

quality time, 53–4, 58–60

R R

radios, shirt-pocket, 132
rational choice, 144
Régulier, C., 152
relationships, 58–60, 104–7
repetition, 99, 146, 152, 165–6, 218, 223–6
reproductions vs antiques, 163–5, 166–7
rhythms of consumption, 6–7, 164–5, 166, 168 elasticity of, 68–9, 71, 72–6, 78–81 and everyday practices, 3–5, 10, 53–62 and tea drinking, 9, 196–201 see also cycles
rituals, 100, 101, 144, 146, 157, 165–6, 176–8, 183–4
Rosa, H., 50–1
Rosa, J.A., 137
routines, 99–111 and alienation, 218–22 and choice, 8–9, 143–53 commuting, 8, 85–96 and conflicts, 106 of consumption, 164–5, 168 coordination of, 104–7 cultivation of, 149–50 disruption of, 8–9, 10, 68–9, 107–10, 146 ethics of, 8, 217–30 and innovations, 134, 136, 138 and modernity, 144–6 morning, 102–4 naturalization of, 150–1 and normativity, 226–8 polarities of, 101–2 and relationships, 104–7 and repetition, 218, 223–6 and skills, 218, 222–6 see also everyday practices; habits
rupture, see disruption
rush hours, 27–8

S

Schatzki, Ted, 7, 9, 18, 194
scheduling, 28, 47, 57 see also coordination and synchronization
Schiffer, M.B., 132
Schor, J., 50
Schulze, G., 139
Schumpeter, Joseph, 131–2, 134, 136, 138
seasons and horticulture, 6, 115–25 rhythms of consumption, 6–7, 171–84
seed trade, 6, 115–28
Sennett, Richard, 100
Sheller, Mimi, 209, 210
Shove, Elizabeth, 7, 87, 100, 147, 149, 200
Silverstone, R., 24
Simmel, Georg, 130, 131, 134, 145
skills and routines, 218, 222–6 and wooden boating, 203, 208–9, 213–14
Skogström, L., 210
Skov, L., 171, 172, 177, 182
Slater, Don, 8
slowness, 1 and tea drinking, 9, 193, 198, 199–200 and wooden boating, 214
social change and innovation, 130–40 London congestion charge, 29 and rival practices, 22–4 and tea drinking, 194–201 and temporal rhythms, 51–61
social innovations, see innovations
social life and coordination, 35, 42–4, 46–7 and timespace, 35–47, 50–1 see also everyday practices
Southerton, Dale, 7–8, 47, 134
space, conceptions of, 35–8 see also timespace
stress, 107–8, 109, 150 see also time pressure
Sudnow, D., 19
Suzuki, H., 176
Symes, C., 28

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synchronization, see coordination and synchronization

T

Tai Chi, 218, 223–4, 226, 229
Taylor, L., 221
tea ceremony, 174–5
tea drinking, 9, 189–201
technical inventions, see inventions
technology use in Ghana, 218, 226–8
tedium, 99 see also boredom
telephone use, 20 see also mobile phones
Thompson, E.P., 2
Thrift, N., 17, 30, 36
time buying, 157–68 conceptions of, 35–8, 146 consumption of, 17, 19–22 and everyday practices, 17–30 production of, 4–5, 17 study of, 2–3
time pressure, 49–51, 53, 60–1, 145
timespace, 7, 9 and social life, 35–47, 50–1 and tea drinking, 194
traffic congestion, 68, 70
Trentmann, Frank, 8
Turkey, tea drinking in, 9, 189–201
Turner, Frederick Jackson, 117

V

Valentine’s Day, 182–3 Veblen, Thorstein, 145 volition, see choice

W

water consumption, 20–1
water shortages, 67, 79–80, 108–9
Weber, Max, 144
Weiner, A., 163
White, E.B., 115–16, 117, 121, 123
White, H.C., 137, 138

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Wilk, Richard, 8–9

women and the dual burden, 49–50

wooden boating, 7, 203–15

Woodward, Sophie, 160, 161, 162, 166, 167

Wright, L., 27

Y

Yanagita, K., 175, 181

Z

Zerubavel, Eviatar, 2, 25, 27–8

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