GGR124H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: World Urban Forum, Middle Ages, Nationstates
12 Jan 2017
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Implementation of skytrain police, with weapons like tasers and guns. Other concerns apart from security, more on gender, public spaces etc. as stated by the bus riders union. Fear proves itself, the more we securitize, the more we feel the need for security. Relies on people"s assumptions of what might be insecure. Compels each other to watch over each other for danger. Hoodie is now a symbol of protest, association with treyvon martin case. Global market for home security solutions expected to reach . 46 billion. Gated communities are now home to at least 9 million americans, and 40% of new homes in california are behind walls. Lang & danielson nd that many people chose gated communities because they believe such places reduce risks" ranging from unwanted social exchange" to decline in property value". Mike davis (1990) sees the rise of private and public security in los angeles as a feature of growing social polarization.
