Third place

According to Oldenburg (1999) the term third place is used to “describe the public spaces used for informal social interaction outside of the home and workplace.” (Soukup, p.421). Third places are public spaces that provided “unique functions within a local community.” Oldenburg’s criteria for traditional third spaces stated that they must be on a neutral ground, must be social leveler, must be accessible, driven by communication, must have regulars, and a playful mood. Furthermore, third places offered relief from the daily demands of work and home life. Bars and cafés offer people direct, formal, in-person human interaction and connection. The use of third places was advantageous for both the individual and the community by providing a number of benefits. For the individual, third places were a place to go free of stress and provided a sense of belonging. A great example of a third place and the relationship between an individual and a “traditional” third place is represented in the television show Cheers. Cheers was a fictional bar located in Boston, the atmosphere was laid back and had the motto of “Where everyone knows your name.” The bar was the cornerstone in the community. Many people…

Third places are designated as public places that “host the regular, voluntary, informal, and happily anticipated gatherings of individuals beyond the realm of home and work.” (Buz et al., "Aging and Social Networks in Spain: The Importance of Pubs and Churches" 23-46) In Italian culture, nothing operates as much as the heart of communal gatherings as football clubs and the followings they have. Since third places supposedly create havens of social connectedness and large generators of social…

Center in Boise during one of the many festivals being held on a Saturday. Young and old are up on the dance floor doing traditional dances to traditional songs. As a first timer of course I looked ridiculous trying to keep up with the moves and this got a lot of chuckles from everyone. Even with all the laughter, it was all in good fun because everyone was there to have a good time, celebrate life, and converse for hours. It is like a home away from home and I knew this was a place that I…

sociologist, places can be divided on three categories. The first one is the home, the second one is the workplace, and the third is a place which exists on neutral ground and aims towards social equality (Oldenburg, p. 163). In the middle of the city of Jönköping between Södra Strandgatan and Smedjegatan, lies the inner garden of Borgmästargränd 5, a third place. The aim of this essay is to describe and analyze the inner garden based on the American urban sociologist Ray Oldensburg´s The…

101. Why THE THIRD TESTAMENT Equals to PEACE & LOVE? • The Spiritual Science clearly indicates and through incontestable Cosmic Analyses elaborates that “the whole religious instinct in Human Beings is a product of an organic function, which gives rise to a cry for protection, a cry for lasting peace, for culture and happiness, a cry for a higher form of Existence…” Undoubtedly, the religious instinct shows itself in multifold of ways. However, neither through religious worships nor through…

relation with objects, people, things and places. Distracted not because we want to, but we are distracted because we choose to. We wait in eager expectation for a clear understanding of the concept of third place in which the meaning seems obscure but is indeed lucid if we open our eyes and take heath to the constant environment around us. Our diminished understanding of third place is due to the ongoing evolution of entertainment and technology. As discussed in class, in the 1980s visiting…

Reaching a goal and the work it takes to get there can be a long, trying process. My goal is to make it to Nationals on the Nursery Landscape FFA team. I have competed on the Nursery Landscape team since I was a freshman. As a team of three freshmen and one sophomore, our main goal was to place as high we could as individuals which would help our team score. At State Convention, I wanted to place in the top twenty as an individual. Before you can reach the State Convention, you must place in the…

The best tool and object to use for this task is a jack and a block of wood, or a brick. These two objects will help a person elevate the car and eventually remove the tire. Place the block of wood or brick behind the left or right rear tire, depending on which side the flat tire is not on. This is needed so the car will not move while the car is being elevated. Next it is time to bring the jack into play. Place the jack under the car; make sure it is on the same side as the flat tire. To make…

Reaching a goal and the work it takes to get there can be a long, trying process. My goal is to put together a win to make it to the National FFA Competition on the FFA Nursery Landscape team. I have competed on the Nursery Landscape team from the time I was a freshman. As a team of three freshmen and one sophomore, our main goal was to place as high as we could as individuals which would help our team score. At the State Convention, I wanted to place in the top twenty as an individual. Before…

aroused them all the more, and they want me to know I’m welcome to join them any time I wish. Nazeem made some comment about me being a low class slut, so I punched him in the face, everyone nearby stopped to laugh; I guess it’s true that nobody likes Nazeem. Maybe I should have split my journal up into chapters like my predecessors, but it’s a little late now, so I’m afraid you will have to make do with what you get. Passing my house I decided to visit Riverwood and see if anything is…