Segregation is a concept that states both process of social differentiation and special patterns that result from such processes, seen most visibly in the ghettos. (Pacione, 2009).
Social segregation is the division of people in a society based on socio-economic constructs such as race, religion and ethnicity, among others leading to inequalities in wealth and achievement among different groups in society which can in turn create and keep power and influence in some groups and keep the marginalised groups without power, keeping them unable to gain recognition and respect from other, more powerful groups. Social polarization is the trend of increasing inequalities between the rich and poor in society, leading to a reduced middle class and an …show more content…
it is said, “social processes shaping spatiality at the same time spatiality shapes social processes” (soja:2010; Pacione,2009). It explains how Society shapes the spatial and the spatial shapes society for instance, in JHB because of rural-urban migration due to the mines and growing labour market it became a commercial hub. This lead to an increase in infrastructure development to accommodate the increasing population which also attracted more people to the city, this caused an increase in the population which is a the social construct and this lead to an increase in infrastructure and labour market urban sprawl “the …show more content…
Upper: high income, wealthy owned factories and business in the cbd
Furthermore, Industrial capitalism transformed all sectors of the economy. For some individuals, capitalism brought about prosperity, improved standards of living and conditions and greater freedom, but for the less privileged, it brought destruction of local cultures, poverty, degradation and slavery. Daniels, 2005.
Factories were located close to centres of power. There was a growth of dwellings and railways around the factories.
The rapid pace of growth in the industrial city stretched infrastructure to its limits and beyond. As a result of infrastructure stretching, public services of sanitation, water supply were overwhelmed and this led to grosseous living conditions where inner city slums were unhygienic, since there was poor sanitation with people’s ablutions on street and rivers, overcrowding in
Social segregation is the division of people in a society based on socio-economic constructs such as race, religion and ethnicity, among others leading to inequalities in wealth and achievement among different groups in society which can in turn create and keep power and influence in some groups and keep the marginalised groups without power, keeping them unable to gain recognition and respect from other, more powerful groups. Social polarization is the trend of increasing inequalities between the rich and poor in society, leading to a reduced middle class and an …show more content…
it is said, “social processes shaping spatiality at the same time spatiality shapes social processes” (soja:2010; Pacione,2009). It explains how Society shapes the spatial and the spatial shapes society for instance, in JHB because of rural-urban migration due to the mines and growing labour market it became a commercial hub. This lead to an increase in infrastructure development to accommodate the increasing population which also attracted more people to the city, this caused an increase in the population which is a the social construct and this lead to an increase in infrastructure and labour market urban sprawl “the …show more content…
Upper: high income, wealthy owned factories and business in the cbd
Furthermore, Industrial capitalism transformed all sectors of the economy. For some individuals, capitalism brought about prosperity, improved standards of living and conditions and greater freedom, but for the less privileged, it brought destruction of local cultures, poverty, degradation and slavery. Daniels, 2005.
Factories were located close to centres of power. There was a growth of dwellings and railways around the factories.
The rapid pace of growth in the industrial city stretched infrastructure to its limits and beyond. As a result of infrastructure stretching, public services of sanitation, water supply were overwhelmed and this led to grosseous living conditions where inner city slums were unhygienic, since there was poor sanitation with people’s ablutions on street and rivers, overcrowding in