Perceptions & emotional attachment Flashcards
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Perceptions
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- Age
- Gender
- Sexuality
- Religion
- Role
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Age
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- Perceptions change as people get older
- 5 year olds enjoy the park, teenagers may not (antisocial behaviour)
- Park used for swings as a child, later used for skateboarding when a teenager
- Places previously visited may have been enjoyable when younger, not so much when older due to different interest
-Young people who move out will have relatively little money and will likely be studying, night clubs / libraries, ECT
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Gender
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- Traditionally, places defined as male or female
- Stereotypical woman in a home, male working
- Women not employed in male jobs till after WW2
- Safety is a factor
- Geographical fear
- Places deemed “not safe” during some hours
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Sexuality
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- Acceptance of sexual orientation
- LGBT zones marked
- “Gay village” in Manchester / LGBT capital, Brighton
- Sence of security in these places
- People can be their selves
- Strength in numbers
- Places benefit from LGBT tourism
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Religion
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- Natural landscape features sacred to groups
- Religious buildings: mosques, temples
- Religious locations: Jerusalem
- Associated with refuge and healing
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Role
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- Everyone performs a variety of roles at one time
- Sixth former = student. Can also have prefect responsibilities
- Brother or sister / child
- Employee / employer
- Accessibility: disabled access
- Influences how we act: act differently with friends and family
- Links into age
- Gain and loose roles
-Influences fear / anxiety
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Emotional attachment
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- Places create a variety of emotions
- Memory has an impact, positive / negative experiences
- Memories also social, received as part of a group
- EG: strong emotional attachments to teams / nations
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Kurdistan
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- Ethnic group spread around middle eastern countries
- Heartland of kurdish nation: Iran, Georgina, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Armenia
- 28 to 30 million living in heartland
- 2 to 3 million living outside of the region
- Awaited for their independent state, suffered percecution
- Kurdistan workers party (PKK): organisation using conflict to bring about kurdish nation, Known as terorist group