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In sociology, social distance describes the distance between individuals or social groups in society, including dimensions such as social class, race / ethnicity, gender or sexuality. Members of different groups mix less than members of the same group.
3 maj 2021 · Introduction “Social distance” is one of the key concepts being discussed nowadays in international sociology. Often used to address the study of ethnicity, class, gender, status and other types of social relationships between groups in society, the main idea behind the concept is that “any given social relationship, in addition to other characteristics, always involves elements of ...
Bogardus developed the concept of social distance to measure the degree of closeness or acceptance we feel toward other groups. While most often used with reference to racial groups social distance refers to closeness between groups of all kinds. Social distance is measured either by direct observation of people interacting or more often by ...
Contemporary Perspectives on the Difference between Canadian and American Cities. 1. Canadian cities are higher in density, which means they have less urban sprawl. It is cheaper to provide services in compact cities, and commuting to work is far easier. The core areas of Canadian cities are much healthier than those in the United States.
21 cze 2015 · The central task for a distinct urban sociology is to identify how cities matter for social practices and social change, and how these practices and changes in turn redefine cities. To illustrate this argument I explore the urban production of trust.
The concept of social distance was developed to advance understanding of processes of acceptance and estrangement between groups of people in cities where people who belong to different groups come into regular contact with one another.
Another goal was to reduce air traffic between cities, as high-speed trains emit only one-fourth the carbon dioxide per passengers as planes do while transporting 8 times as many passengers in a given distance (Burnett, 2009). A final goal was to aid the national economies of the nations that introduced high-speed rail.
