ABSTRACT
The everyday-life perspective is a way of looking at life as a network of social relations through which we accomplish human existence in time (Booth and Gilroy 1996; Healey 1996b; Mingione 1991). It is a perspective which concentrates on how people accomplish their daily life activities; what strategies they use for survival and coping; the tasks of acquiring the material means of existence; the social supports for existence (social care, moral development, emotional support); and the expressive enrichment of life (enjoyment). It seeks to provide a framework within which to link the different services provided by central and local government for people. Figure 5.1 illustrates the building blocks of everyday life and shows how local governance agencies may directly and indirectly affect the quality of life (Healey, Gilroy and Norwood 1997). A Holistic View of Everyday Life and the Impact of Governance https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203346914/821e5f7d-b3b5-4351-b638-eb5e552a77c9/content/fig05_01_B.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
