GEOG 110 Lecture Notes - Geopolitics, Antonio Gramsci, Unit
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Dover, kent, united kingdom: layers of history that build up the uniqueness of the place. Place- the settings of peoples everyday life, places are unique and interdependent. Glen ellyn has three small lakes and a high school that looks like a castle. Location- the role a place plays in the world or its function. Larger places will have more definitions and functions. Locale- the institutions that organize activity, politics and identity in a place. Institutions are any organization where people spend time and that structures the way that they live (unions, churches, places like country clubs) Sense of place- a feeling of identity or character tied to a place. Feeling of belonging and attachment to a place. Change in the location and locale can cause friction and conflict because it might not resonate with established senses of how the place is. Urban legends and nicknames can add to a sense of place.
