Geography 2410A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Determinism, Social Geography, Structuration Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 2410A/B
• Professor: Wes Kinghorn

Document Summary

Studies the ways in which social relations, social identities and social inequalities are produced, their spatial variation, and the role of space in constructing them. Relations between people as individuals, groups and institutions (anything that connects you socially) Meanings people attribute to themselves & others: gender, race/ethnicity, class, age, disability, sexuality, and others. Unequal distribution of, and access to, power, opportunities & resources. The economic, political & cultural processes that produce, reproduce, sustain & modify social relations, identities & inequalities. The change in social relations, identities & inequalities between & over space. Location matters: spaces offer more, less or similar opportunities, resources and power. The greater the wealth, the greater the life expectancy. To expose the forms of power which lead to social & spatial oppression and inequality. The ability to influence, if not determine, how people act, directly or indirectly.