Social Space in Interdisciplinary Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID4769347
AuthorsAnne Buttimer (corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume59
Issue3
Pages417
Publication date1969-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/213485
OpenAlexW2314038536
LanguageEN
Citations received51

The concept of social space (l'espace social) was defined and illustrated by Maximillien Sorre in reference to ethnic, religious, and language groups. Paul-Henri Chombart de Lauwe distinguished between objective social space (the spatial framework set by ecological and cultural conditions) and subjective social space (the space perceptions of a particular group), hypothesizing that in an urban context where a discrepancy between these two frameworks occurred, social pathologies tend to develop. This led to his studies of optimal residential densities, neighborhood design, and other standards, applicable to working-class families. A relatively simple analytical concept has thus produced a variety of research orientations

Epistemology · Perspective (graphical · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Computer Science · Philosophy · Rural development and sustainability

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