2a-People see experience and understand place in different ways Flashcards
what the difference between place and space
place has meaning
how does age affect the way people perceive a place
older people make seek peace and quiet as a priority
younger people tend to go out into places in the evening
how does gender affect the way people perceive a place
male dominated places will be scary for women especially by themselves - pubs, clubs, bear pit
how does sexuality affect the way people perceive a place
acceptance of sexual orientation in a place effects how people percieve it, LGBTQ clubs and bars seen as a safe place, Brighton
how does religion affect the way people perceive a place
locations may be perceived differently if they have spiritual meaning. Religions give buildings meaning like Mosques and places like Jerusalem religious people have a strong connection to these places
how does role affect the way people perceive a place
what you do in a place changes the way you perceive it- school will be perceived differently by teachers and students
how does globalisation/ space-time affect perception of place (globalisation)
as the world is more interconnected it takes less time to reach another place and everything is more connected. For some people this means they no longer feel at home in a location they’ve lived all their lives due to homogenisation and clone towns and westernization as they erode the identity of a place.
Some people prefer this faster interconnections their relations take place easily within a larger space. Some may retreat into a smaller individual world which has few interactions beyond it
Why do Catalan’s have a strong emotional attachment to the place (tradition)
37% of population speak Catalan, they have traditions separate to the Spanish like Castells which are human towers which creates a sense of identity
Camp Nou was historically the only place that people could speak Catalan
why do Catalan’s have a strong emotional attachment to the place (food)
due to the coastline they have a range of seafood that is what catalan cuisine is known for like the black rice which has squid ink in it
The range of climate also creates a range of crops like grapes and olives
why do Catalan’s have a strong emotional attachment to the place (architecture)
Gaudi built the Sagrada Familia, park Guel and Picasso lived there as well- they created cubism movement in Catalan which meant there’s lots of mosaic
Dry stone masonry uses traditional Catalan techniques
these create a sense of identity to the place and a shared history
how did the level of attachment in Catalan affect their behaviour
protests in Barcelona with 300,000 people, riots led to violence with 593 people injured- suggests a very strong emotional attachment
