1. Why does the sociospatial perspective see mobility and fixity as…
Question Answered step-by-step 1. Why does the sociospatial perspective see mobility and fixity as… 1. Why does the sociospatial perspective see mobility and fixity as two sides of the same coin? a. Because social problems like residential segregation involve both fixity and mobility, as members of some groups are able to more easily move than others b. Because every transportation plan has both positive and negative outcomes c. Because spatial advantages and disadvantages co-exist simultaneously for different groups in the city d. Answers A and B e. Answers A and C2. Which of the following terms can be defined as “an urban space with a concentration of members of one ethnic group who live, work, and often operate small businesses, and which provides community support for residence in a context of spatial segregation”? a. Ghetto b. Neighborhood c. Association d. Enclave e. Community3. Which of the following terms can be defined as variation in the affluence of particular places, or the inequality in the distribution of people and capital across spatial locations, including the segregation of social classes? a. Exaggerated growth b. Uneven development c. Spatial inequality d. Accumulated space e. None of the above4. Which of the following terms is used to describe a process that involves the investment of capital in a less affluent neighborhood which leads to socioeconomic changes that often force existing, working class residents out of the neighborhood? a. Revanche b. Conspicuous consumption c. Theming d. Gentrification e. Urban renewal5. Which of the following explains what it means to say that an urban space is socially constructed? a. As individuals interact with and socialize in those spaces, they reaffirm or subvert the prevalent meanings associated with those spaces. b. The most powerful differential groups determine the meanings associated with urban spaces, and less powerful groups can do little to change those meanings. c. The meanings associated with places are seen as subjective and so fluid that the meanings have no substantial social consequence. d. Urban places are given gendered social constructions based wholly on the proportion of men and women populating those places. e. All of the above.6. Which of the following is true about cities and metropolitan regions? a. In many metropolitan regions, the population of the dense areas in the central city are often much greater than the suburban areas of the region. b. In many metropolitan regions, the population of the suburban areas in the region are often much greater than the central city. c. The metropolitan regions of the US south and southwest have grown rapidly since 1970. d. Answers A and C e. Answers B and C7. Which of the following describes contemporary patterns of enclave formation across the metropolitan region? a. Suburban enclaves are dissipating as more immigrants locate to the central city. b. Enclaves in the central city are dissipating with immigrants moving to new neighborhoods within the city, but not the suburbs. c. Immigrants are bypassing suburban neighborhoods as they move out of central cities and in to rural communities. d. Enclaves are forming outside of the central city, with many immigrants locating to suburbs. e. All of the above. Social Science Sociology SOC MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
