How to Apply the Theoretical Approach in Everyday Life

A theoretical approach is a way of analyzing events, trends, traditions, values and beliefs within a culture. Psychologists, anthropologists and cultural critics use the theoretical approach to try and interpret the past and present world; this method can also be applied to analyzing and interpreting everyday life. Viewing everyday life with the theoretical approach method helps to focus on specific aspects of cultural interaction, rather than trying to understand it all at one time.

Instructions

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  Master a theoretical approach to use as a "lens" with which you view everyday life. You can use feminism, for example, to analyze the role of women in a culture and how they live and interact within society.

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  Use the theoretical approach to outline the aspects of everyday life within the framework of the theory. Use the individualistic approach, for example, to view and breakdown how individuals selectively partake in culture based upon their personal perspectives.

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  Analyze how the application of the theoretical approach stands up to or conflicts with situations in everyday life. Using a theoretical approach of Post-modernism, for example, will look at how people have subjective perceptions and more fixed values with which they use to approach everyday life, rather than just objective reasoning. Apply various theories and see if they are accurate interpretations of everyday life.