SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Final Guide: Methamphetamine, Sport Utility Vehicle, Omar Khadr
9 Dec 2012
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The dangerous poor: there"s a perception that since they"re poor, we must control them. The significance of this is that the poor and homeless are supposed to be marginalized. According to marcus aurelius poverty is the mother of crime, and this belief often causes an old prejudice where the poor are seen as dangerous individuals who will stoop to criminality if given the opportunity. Governments can contain, control and neutralize the poor through regulating public space. They find the poor, incarcerate them and put them to work. Urban space and citizenship: this is the belief that only citizens who display citizenship are able to use space: citizenship is determined by their productivity and consumption. Homeless people are worthless in this regard because they"re not productive. Only if citizens have jobs are they considered being legitimate citizens and are allowed to use the urban space.
