imposed relevance

is a situation and event which is not connected with interests chosen by us, which does not originate in acts of our discretion, and which we have to take just as it is.

Situations and events which are not connected with interests chosen by us, which do not originate in acts of our discretion, and which we have to take just as they are' (Schutz 1970:114). . . . we have no power to modify them by our spontaneous activities except by transforming relevances thus impoed into intrinsic relevances (ibid) . . .or 'the outcome of our chose interests, established by our spontaneous decision to solve a problem by our own thinking, to attain a goal by our own action, to bring forth a projected state of affairs' (Schutz 1970: 114)

imposed relevance, n.Definitions

imposed relevance