CMN 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Soundscape

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 210
• Professor: Matthew Tiessen

Document Summary

Being in the city: the sociology of urban experiences. Being in the city: the sociology of urban experiences - m. borer. Urban experiences are connected to the experiences lived with places and spaces. The birth of the sociology of urban experiences. People meet strangers everyday and this can lead to a sensory overload where we constantly need to make room for more info. People have to be good at adapting to the constantly changing urban environment where life is very fast paced. Unlike the older days in rural areas, when life was slow and habitual. 2 key roles of human interaction: sensory impression: evokes emotional + physical responses, sense impression:knowledge of others; what you hear and feel about the other. Sight can be linked to the other senses. We may use our senses different tastes, smells as a means of coming up with the ideas for privileged classes over others (race)