The concept “everyday” appears unchallenged and problematic when applied to people who experience disrupted lives through illness or disability.
Purpose.
This study draws upon social and philosophical theory to review the relevance of the concept “everyday” when applied to contemporary occupational therapy and the lives of individuals who experience biographical disruption.
Method.
A literature review guided by a scoping framework was undertaken followed by a critical analysis drawing on Bauman to determine the frequency and meaning of the concept “everyday” used in the occupational therapy and occupational science literature.
Findings.
Definitions of the “everyday” are used infrequently despite recurrent use of the concept. A large proportion of literature reviewed in this manuscript does not acknowledge or discuss the philosophical and sociological influences that contribute to an understanding of the “everyday,” leaving the reader to make her or his own interpretations.
Implications.
Reconceptualizing lived “everyday” experience within the contextual “here and now” provides a postmodern “episodic” lens for occupational therapists working with individuals who experience biographical disruption.
Description.
Le concept du « quotidien » semble incontesté et problématique lorsqu’on l’applique aux personnes dont la vie est perturbée par la maladie ou le handicap.
But.
Cette étude s’appuie sur la théorie sociale et philosophique pour examiner la pertinence du concept du « quotidien » lorsqu’on l’applique à l’ergothérapie contemporaine et à la vie des personnes vivant une rupture biographique.
Méthodologie.
Une recension des écrits orientée par un cadre de délimitation de l’étendue été menée, suivie d’une analyse critique s’appuyant sur les travaux de Bauman, en vue de déterminer la signification du concept du « quotidien » et la fréquence de son utilisation dans la littérature en ergothérapie et en science de l’occupation.
Résultats.
Les définitions du « quotidien » ne sont pas utilisées fréquemment, malgré l’usage récurrent du concept. Une bonne partie de la littérature recensée dans ce manuscrit ne reconnaît pas ou ne discute pas des influences philosophiques et sociologiques qui favorisent la compréhension du « quotidien », ce qui entraîne le lecteur à faire ses propres interprétations.
Conséquences.
La reconceptualisation de l’expérience « quotidienne’ vécue dans le contexte du « ici et maintenant » fournit une perspective « épisodique » postmoderne aux ergothérapeutes qui travaillent auprès de personnes qui vivent une rupture biographique.
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