Punctuality and the Everyday Ethics of Time
Some Evidence from the Mass Observation Archive
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4850237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny Shaw (0000-0003-2569-7687, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-97 |
| Publication date | 1994-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Time & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-463X • E-ISSN: 1461-7463 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0961463x94003001004 |
| OpenAlex | W1966301611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
A taken-for-granted aspect of everyday life is that people are usually punctual. This norm is so well established that a common sense understanding of unpunctuality as a personality defect prevails in the social science literature. Drawing on qualitative and experiential data from the Mass Observation Archive, this paper argues that punctuality is less a matter of individual virtue and more one of age, gender and work situation. It proposes that a close study of these differentiating `surface' conditions leads back to more fundamental questions of social structure and solidarity. The sentiments underlying the norm demanding unconditional punctuality correspond to, and may be a legacy of, the `mechanical solidarity' that Durkheim stressed underpinned even the most complex and advanced societies
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Everyday life · Experiential learning · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Punctuality · Sociology · Solidarity · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |