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The sociology of space : materiality, social structures, and action

By: Löw, Martina
Title By: Goodwin, Donald [Translated by]
Material type: BookSeries: Cultural Sociology.Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2016.Description: xxvii, 303 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781349695706; 9781137487711; 1137487712Subject(s): Personal space | Space -- Psychological aspects | Space and time | Human geographyDDC classification: 304.23 LO SO Online resources: Location Map
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In this book, the author develops a relational concept of space that encompasses social structure, the material world of objects and bodies, and the symbolic dimension of the social world. Low's guiding principle is the assumption that space emerges in the interplay between objects, structures, and actions. Based on a critical discussion of classic theories of space, Low develops a new dynamic theory of space that accounts for the relational context in which space is constituted. This innovative view on the interdependency of material, social, and symbolic dimensions of space also permits a new perspective on architecture and urban development.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Main Collection 		304.23 LO SO (Browse shelf) Available June2019 T0062473
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-282) and index.

1. Why Should Sociology Deal with Space? 2. Conceptions of Space in Context 3. Transformations of Phenomena of Space 4. On the Way to a Sociological Concept of Space 5. Constitution of Space 6. Exemplary Analyses 7. Basic Concepts of a Sociology of Space Conclusions.

In this book, the author develops a relational concept of space that encompasses social structure, the material world of objects and bodies, and the symbolic dimension of the social world. Low's guiding principle is the assumption that space emerges in the interplay between objects, structures, and actions. Based on a critical discussion of classic theories of space, Low develops a new dynamic theory of space that accounts for the relational context in which space is constituted. This innovative view on the interdependency of material, social, and symbolic dimensions of space also permits a new perspective on architecture and urban development.

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