R SOC355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: University Of British Columbia Press, Strip Mall, Social Capital

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC355
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Recall four spheres of interdependence: identity (cid:862)atta(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:374)ot o(cid:374)ly disti(cid:374)guishes us (cid:271)ut also (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)ts us(cid:863, enduring attachments. Place, identity, attachment (cid:862)pla(cid:272)e-(cid:271)ased(cid:863) poli(cid:272)y as a(cid:374) i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t lo(cid:272)al i(cid:374)gredie(cid:374)t for so(cid:272)ial a(cid:374)d e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t p. 96. Forestry town: the switch from one sector to another might then be challenging due to identity ties, human and social capital will need to shift as well. Calgary (cid:449)ith the sta(cid:373)pede: (cid:862)greatest outdoor sho(cid:449) o(cid:374) earth(cid:863) Drumheller is known worldwide; there is no other place like it. Emphasis on unique features that set a place apart from otherwise similar places: place-based identities can be connected across distances; ex. Two nearby places develop their bike trail systems together: sister cities (ex. Winter city initiatives in edmonton also connect to those in cities around the world. Globalization enhances our linkage to these other places based on our identities as winter cities. Mcdonaldization, americanization, globalization of culture, the way franchises work.