Why is everyday-life study regarded as a science of the 'small'?
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Correct answer: D. Because it deals with events that are part of our mundane processes and practices
Explanation
'Small' refers to the micro-level routines it studies.
Note: Passage II, a modern prose passage on everyday-life theory, is copyrighted and not reproduced. It describes everyday-life studies as the study of overlooked routines (walking, eating, working) that never count as historical 'events'. It notes that theorists differ on their politics: Lefebvre-style critique sees alienation under capitalism, Foucault sees power at work in private life, and de Certeau finds in everyday practices 'tactics' of quiet resistance in the interstices of the dominant order.
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