SOC 201 Chapter 9: Chapter 9.9
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In other words, even solitary man has at least the company of his operating procedures. Berger and luckmann explained that following routines provides benefits to people: Routines free up mental space for thinking about more important things. Routine behavior is the way we do it, but institutionalized behavior is the way it must be done. Why this is so is complicated but important: Our original islanders developed a routine that dictated that the man chops the wood and the woman builds the fire, that the man weaves and the woman fishes. They taught these routines to their children, and their children will teach them to their children. Initially, these routines need no explanation the routines have been established, and following a routine makes life easier.
