GG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nuclear Family
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Cast gener roles in stone o o. Suburbs reflected the idea of a nuclear family with - male perusing paid work. Female taking care of the house and the children. But is changing rapidly with the changing labour market: house design (open concept kitchen - the den is still secluded) Collect and map police report data: why is waterloos rate. Interview sample population that may contain victims. Studies the ways in which space changes the economic organization of society. More recently studies the world functions as one economic sphere (world system theory) Classical location strategy of minimizing transport costs: weight/bulk - losing industries - lumber mills, steel mills o. Waterloo: critical mass of highly skilled it labour force o o. Universities able to attract / retain faculty. When there is no physical product to be transported. When labour has to be neither skilled. Many of the service industries of postindustrial societies.
