Sociology of Everyday Life: Social Memory and Memories

Yıl 2025, Sayı: Toplumsal Tedkikler, 225 - 260, 23.11.2025

Arif Akbaş

https://doi.org/10.62156/habitus.1711039

Öz

This article examines how social memory is shaped within everyday life and how collective memories are transmitted across generations. Social memory is constructed through the rituals, symbols, and social practices of daily life. Using a descriptive qualitative method, the research analyzes the intergenerational transmission and continuity of this memory. The findings reveal that symbols and rituals play a central role in meaning-making processes in everyday life and contribute to the construction of collective identity. Additionally, the study highlights the function of social memory in strengthening solidarity and social bonds. The preservation and transmission of social memory to future generations hold significant importance, particularly in ensuring the continuity of cultural rituals and reinforcing social consciousness. This study offers key insights into the preservation and sustainability of social memory, emphasizing its role in shaping the social structure from a sociological perspective. In this context, the “Ritualistic Collective Memory Theory” (R-CMT) has been proposed. This theory argues that social memory is not merely the transfer of information between individuals but is sustained through dynamic processes involving daily rituals, symbols, and collective practices. Everyday rituals and symbolic actions function as mechanisms that preserve and transmit social memory across generations. This process is crucial for societies in reproducing their identities and ensuring cultural continuity.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Everyday Life Sociology , Sociology of Work , Social Memory , Collective Remembrance , Mnemonic Communities , Sociological Perspective , Impersonal Aspects.

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Gündelik Hayatın Sosyolojisi: Toplumsal Hafıza ve Anılar

Öz

Bu makale, toplumsal hafızanın gündelik yaşam içinde nasıl şekillendiğini ve kolektif anıların nasıl aktarıldığını incelemektedir. Toplumsal hafıza, günlük yaşamın ritüelleri, semboller ve toplumsal pratikler aracılığıyla inşa edilmektedir. Araştırma, betimleyici nitel yöntemi kullanarak, bu hafızanın nesiller arası aktarımını ve sürekliliğini analiz etmektedir. Bulgular, gündelik yaşamda sembollerin ve ritüellerin anlam üretme süreçlerinde merkezi bir rol oynadığını ve toplumsal hafızanın kolektif kimlik inşasına katkı sağladığını ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, bu hafızanın dayanışma ve toplumsal bağları güçlendirme işlevi de vurgulanmıştır. Toplumsal hafızanın korunması ve gelecek nesillere aktarılması süreci, özellikle kültürel ritüellerin sürekliliği ve toplumsal belleğin güçlendirilmesi açısından önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Bu çalışma, toplumsal hafızanın korunması ve sürdürülebilirliğine dair önemli çıkarımlar sunarak, sosyolojik anlamda toplumsal yapının şekillenmesindeki rolünü ele almaktadır. Konuyla ilgili olarak; “Ritüelsel Kolektif Bellek Teorisi” (R-KBT) önerilmiştir. Bu teori, toplumsal hafızanın yalnızca bireyler arasındaki bilgi aktarımından ibaret olmadığını bununla birlikte günlük ritüellerin, sembollerin ve kolektif pratiklerin hafızayı canlı tutan dinamik süreçler olduğunu savunur. Gündelik ritüeller ve sembolik eylemler, toplumsal hafızanın korunmasını ve nesilden nesile aktarılmasını sağlayan araçlar olarak işlev görür. Bu süreç, toplumların kimliklerini yeniden üretmeleri ve kültürel sürekliliği sağlamaları açısından hayati bir öneme sahiptir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Gündelik Hayat Sosyolojisi , Çalışma Sosyolojisi , Toplumsal Hafıza , Toplumsal Anı , Mnemonik Topluluklar , Sosyolojik Perspektif , Kişisel Olmayan Yönler.

Etik Beyan

Tüm etik kurallara uyulmuştur.

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