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Everyday life and habits in connection to technology

by Simone Barnekow Nielsen




Institution: Roskilde University
Department:
Year: 2015
Keywords: Everyday Life; Habits; Technology
Record ID: 1122185
Full text PDF: http://rudar.ruc.dk/handle/1800/17719


Abstract

Our project concerns the topics everyday life and habits in connection to technology. With the focal point on everyday life and habits, we branch out to subjects concerning a modern life with technology and what that entails for our everyday life and habits. In our project we will delve into a thorough explanation on what everyday life is and how it is connected to habits, how a habit becomes an addiction and how those subjects are related to way we use technology in the Western society in the 21st century. Following this, we give examples of the way everyday life is constructed of routines and habits and how habits work and how we sculpt them into our life. Furthermore, we explore the way technology has an impact on our everyday life and conduct, how we use technology and how it can have either a positive or negative effect on our daily lives. With this, we stride to answer questions regarding a modern life with technology and what individuals may need to look out for, such addiction to social media and Internet use when using technology. Through this, we will attempt to uncover how technology affects our everyday life and habits.