Hverdagens Omstilling
Oversat titel
The Everyday Transition
Forfatter
Christensen, Søren Brøndum
Semester
4. semester
Uddannelse
Udgivelsesår
2014
Afleveret
2014-08-07
Antal sider
88
Abstract
Dette kandidatspeciale undersøger, hvordan engagement i miljø- og bæredygtige handlinger former hverdagslivet, og hvordan forestillingen om, at vi må handle nu for at undgå en dyster fremtid, opstår. Det overordnede spørgsmål er: Hvordan bliver ideen om en miljøbelastet planet til, og hvilke konsekvenser har den i dagligdagen? Med afsæt i Kari Marie Norgaard (2009) om Living in Denial – at mange undgår at forholde sig til deres påvirkning af klimaforandringer – fokuserer studiet på personer, der netop ikke lever i fornægtelse, for at forstå hverdagen fra deres perspektiv. Analysen trækker især på Erving Goffmans teorier om selviscenesættelse (hvordan vi styrer det indtryk, andre får af os) og stigma (de sociale risici ved at afvige), samt Alfred Schütz’ begreb om livsverdenen (den selvfølgelige, erfarede hverdag), for at belyse de sociale mekanismer i hverdagsinteraktioner. Syv informanter, alle tilknyttet den miljøorienterede Transition Towns-bevægelse, førte dagbog og tog billeder af deres miljørettede handlinger i syv dage, hvorefter der blev gennemført opfølgende interviews. Resultaterne viser bl.a., at selv stærkt engagerede personer ofte undlader at tage miljøemner op med mennesker, de opfatter som mindre interesserede. Det skyldes dels usikkerhed om abstrakt og kompleks viden om miljøet, dels frygt for sociale sanktioner som at blive dømt eller afvist. Emnet er tæt knyttet til følelser og moralisering og opfattes som noget, der bør være den enkeltes valg i den private sfære, fx i husholdningen. Samtidig er kompromiser en fast del af hverdagen, og at gøre miljøvalg til vaner ser ud til at være vigtigt for at fastholde dem.
This master’s thesis examines how a commitment to environmental and sustainable actions shapes everyday life, and how the belief that we must act now to avoid a bleak future takes form. The guiding question is: How is the idea of an environmentally burdened planet constructed, and what does it mean for daily life? Building on Kari Marie Norgaard’s 2009 study Living in Denial, which shows how people often avoid acknowledging their impact on climate change, this study focuses on individuals who are not in denial and looks at their day-to-day experiences. The analysis draws on Erving Goffman’s theories of the Presentation of Self (how we manage the impressions we make) and Stigma (the social risks of being seen as different), as well as Alfred Schütz’s concept of the lifeworld (the taken-for-granted, experienced world of everyday life), to clarify the social dynamics of everyday interactions. Seven participants, all involved with the environmentally focused Transition Towns movement, kept a diary and took photos of their environmentally oriented actions for seven days, followed by interviews. The study finds that even highly committed individuals often avoid raising environmental topics with people they perceive as less interested. Reasons include uncertainty about abstract or complex environmental knowledge and fear of social sanctions such as being judged or dismissed. The topic is closely tied to emotions and moralizing and is seen as something that should be a personal choice in the private sphere, for example within the household. Compromises are a routine part of everyday life, and turning environmental choices into habits appears important for sustaining them.
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