Vaner - et perspektiv på hverdagslivet
Engelsk titel: Habits - a perspective on everyday life
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Författare:
Moltke, Ane
Email: amoltke@ruc.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 16
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15123837
Sammanfattning
Everyday life habits are an important perspective in health promotion. The article is about
processes of change. A theoretical concept about habits is created based on phenomenological and
Marxist-inspired theories about everyday life. This conceptualization of habits is used in analyzing a
case from ethnographic fieldwork in relation to a lifestyle intervention.
The point of the article is that a theoretical conceptualization of habits can be fruitful in an
understanding of the complexity and ambivalence in processes of change. Habits which seem
unhealthy can contain subjective meaning for the individual. Such a way of thinking has the potential
to minimize frustration among professionals and individuals who intend to change habits in everyday
life.