Introduction Flashcards
According to Johnston 2000 what is social geography?
“the study of social relations and the spatial structures that underpin those relations”
Who thinks that social geography combines the disciplines of many geographical sub disciplines?
Pain 2001
What are the 3 main approaches to social geography?
Ecological
Socio Economic
Socio Cultural
Who were the main anarchist father figures of Ecological Social Geography?
Peter Kroptkin and Elisee Reclus
Which geographical school was at the forefront of Social Ecological geography?
Chicago
Which approach to social geography is based on marxist theories?
Socio Economic
What does Socio Economic Geography show a concern for?
Social Justice
What is the focus of the book Social Justice and the City by David Harvey?
Housing Segregation with an Urban Focus
What did the social turn of Social Geography lead to?
Many social groups represented e.g women and disabled
Addition of Social Voices
What is a Society?
A community of people that share an identity shaped by the environment, interests and experiences
What does society denote?
Has relations with others
What did Latour (2005) say about societies?
They might contain things that are not human
Why is Social relations linked to power?
People can dominate, control and resist power
What 3 things connect society and space?
.Reflects Social Activity (slums)
.Constructs Social Activity (where you live can affect job opportunities)
.Means of Resistance
What is Neoliberalism? (Harvey 2005)
A theory of political economic practices that human well-being can best be advanced by liberating individual entrepreneurial freedoms and skills
When did Neoliberalism strongly emerge?
1980’s
Which political powerhouses helped lead Neoliberalism to the front of Politics?
Reagan and Thatcher
What happened to the UK economy when Thatcher was elected?
Higher overall GDP
What did thatcher cause in terms of inequality after she was elected?
High rise of inequality
What is the Marxist criticism of Neoliberalism?
Increased concentration of wealth to rich at the expense of the poor
What is Neoliberalism often mistaken for?
Globalisation
What does globalisation create?
Further inequality
What can globalism be seen as a threat to?
A threat to Democracy
Who are the two main figures of Apolitical politics?
Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen
What are the 3 alternatives to Neoliberalism?
Revolution
Reformation
Retreat
What is Revolution (in terms of NeoLib)
Mass overhaul of political/economic systems (usually communism)
What is Retreat (in terms of NeoLib)
Movement to a different form of society (interdependence)
What is Reform (in terms of NeoLib)
Move to a different idea or ideology (Corbyn For the many not the few)
According to Marxist approaches what is power?
Finite, Limited, Oppressive
How is power controlled according to marxist views
Class based
How does Bourdieu think power is created?
Socially and Symbolically
How does Bourdieu think power is maintained?
Continually re-legitimised through the interplay of agency and structure
According to Bourdieu what is Habitus
Socialised norms and tendencies that determine behaviour and thinking
What did Foucault say about power?
“Power is everywhere: not because it embraces everything, but because it comes from everywhere..”
