GG102 Lecture 9: October 27

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9 Nov 2015
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Because men and women differ in their: experience of space, income, education, health, mobility. Note that none of these has anything to do with alleged natural abilities" or limitations" of. Instead, they correspond to gender roles: socially constructed! Allocation of tasks, rights, income, space, behaviours, expectations, etc. to people on the basis of gender. Samoa: fa"afafine: in the manner of a woman . Suburbs reflect the idea of a nuclear family with: the male pursuing paid work, the female taking care of the house and the children. Until 1970s, suburbs confined women to the neighborhood (no transit, no 2nd car) Zoning laws and planning practices still reflect idea that home and work don"t mix: single land use, feminized suburbs and masculinized industrial but that is changing rapidly with the changing labour market. Geography studies the interaction of humans and space, and the resulting creation of places potential for interaction is determined by the opportunities (power) humans have.

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