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Introduction Flashcards

1
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According to Johnston 2000 what is social geography?

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“the study of social relations and the spatial structures that underpin those relations”

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Who thinks that social geography combines the disciplines of many geographical sub disciplines?

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Pain 2001

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What are the 3 main approaches to social geography?

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Ecological
Socio Economic
Socio Cultural

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Who were the main anarchist father figures of Ecological Social Geography?

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Peter Kroptkin and Elisee Reclus

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Which geographical school was at the forefront of Social Ecological geography?

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Chicago

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Which approach to social geography is based on marxist theories?

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Socio Economic

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7
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What does Socio Economic Geography show a concern for?

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Social Justice

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What is the focus of the book Social Justice and the City by David Harvey?

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Housing Segregation with an Urban Focus

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What did the social turn of Social Geography lead to?

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Many social groups represented e.g women and disabled

Addition of Social Voices

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What is a Society?

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A community of people that share an identity shaped by the environment, interests and experiences

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What does society denote?

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Has relations with others

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What did Latour (2005) say about societies?

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They might contain things that are not human

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Why is Social relations linked to power?

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People can dominate, control and resist power

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14
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What 3 things connect society and space?

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.Reflects Social Activity (slums)
.Constructs Social Activity (where you live can affect job opportunities)
.Means of Resistance

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What is Neoliberalism? (Harvey 2005)

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A theory of political economic practices that human well-being can best be advanced by liberating individual entrepreneurial freedoms and skills

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When did Neoliberalism strongly emerge?

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1980’s

17
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Which political powerhouses helped lead Neoliberalism to the front of Politics?

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Reagan and Thatcher

18
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What happened to the UK economy when Thatcher was elected?

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Higher overall GDP

19
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What did thatcher cause in terms of inequality after she was elected?

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High rise of inequality

20
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What is the Marxist criticism of Neoliberalism?

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Increased concentration of wealth to rich at the expense of the poor

21
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What is Neoliberalism often mistaken for?

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Globalisation

22
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What does globalisation create?

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Further inequality

23
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What can globalism be seen as a threat to?

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A threat to Democracy

24
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Who are the two main figures of Apolitical politics?

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Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen

25
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What are the 3 alternatives to Neoliberalism?

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Revolution
Reformation
Retreat

26
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What is Revolution (in terms of NeoLib)

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Mass overhaul of political/economic systems (usually communism)

27
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What is Retreat (in terms of NeoLib)

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Movement to a different form of society (interdependence)

28
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What is Reform (in terms of NeoLib)

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Move to a different idea or ideology (Corbyn For the many not the few)

29
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According to Marxist approaches what is power?

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Finite, Limited, Oppressive

30
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How is power controlled according to marxist views

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Class based

31
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How does Bourdieu think power is created?

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Socially and Symbolically

32
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How does Bourdieu think power is maintained?

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Continually re-legitimised through the interplay of agency and structure

33
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According to Bourdieu what is Habitus

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Socialised norms and tendencies that determine behaviour and thinking

34
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What did Foucault say about power?

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“Power is everywhere: not because it embraces everything, but because it comes from everywhere..”

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