Sociology of Space: Materiality, Social Structures, and Action (2016)

The Sociology of Space: Materiality, Social Structures, and Action (2016)

By Martina Löw

In this book, the author develops a relational concept of space that encompasses social structure, the material world of objects and bodies, and the symbolic dimension of the social world. Low's guiding principle is the assumption that space emerges in the interplay between objects, structures and actions.

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Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Publish Date: 09/09/2016
Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781137487711
ISBN-10: 1137487712
Language: English

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In this book, the author develops a relational concept of space that encompasses social structure, the material world of objects and bodies, and the symbolic dimension of the social world. Low's guiding principle is the assumption that space emerges in the interplay between objects, structures and actions. Based on a critical discussion of classic theories of space, Low develops a new dynamic theory of space that accounts for the relational context in which space is constituted. This innovative view on the interdependency of material, social, and symbolic dimensions of space also permits a new perspective on architecture and urban development.

About the Author

Martina Löw is Professor of Sociology at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Her areas of specialization and research are sociological theory, urban sociology, space theory, and cultural sociology.

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