Changing Places Flashcards
1
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Define place
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- The objective location and the subjective meanings attached to it
2
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Define location
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- Latitude and longditude coordinates
3
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Define locale
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- Place is made up of locales where everyday life activities take place. In each place we behave in different ways depending on social rules we understand
4
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Define sense of place
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- The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place
5
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What are the three theoretical approaches to place?
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- Descriptive approach
- Social Constructionist approach
- Phenomenological approach
6
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What is the descriptive approach to place?
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- World being a set of places and each place is distinct
7
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What is the social constructionist approach to place?
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- Place is seen as a product of social processes
8
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What is the phenomenological approach to place?
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- Place is studied through topophilia (experiences)
9
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What are the three identities for place?
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- Localism
- Regionalism
- Nationalism
10
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Define localism
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- Affection for or emotional ownership of a place
11
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Define regionalism
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- Loyalty to a region which population shares similarities
12
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Define nationalism
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- Loyalty and devotion to a nation
13
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What things effect whether you are an insider or an outsider?
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- Gender
- Religion
- Ethnicity
- Role in society
- Political group
- Economic group
- Time of day
14
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What is the shrinking world theory
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- Places which were ‘far’ in the past are now ‘close’ due to improved methods of transport and media
15
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Define globalisation
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- Process by which people, cultures, goods and information can be transfered between countries
