The social construction of space

• Authors: Bango J.
• Languages of publication: HU

Abstracts

EN

Three years ago János Farkas wrote two papers for this periodical in which he explored the theoretical issues of social space and the measuring possibilities with great skill. In my present paper I would refer to Farkas' work by which he has laid down the theoretical as well as practical milestones of research into space in Hungary. At first I am going to deal with the concept of space in general, and would attempt at considering the results of theoretical research of the past five years, naturally without being able to present even approximately the literature that has swollen enormously even since that time. At first I am going to follow with attention the changes of the concept of physical space, in order to reach the study of the role of space in social science. In this context the opinion of seven chosen authors would be explored with some brief critical commentaries. The relationship between body and space is re-interpreted in post-modern, in keeping with the principles of the new corporeality, partly as a metaphor in the study of social development, and partly because it has become a key concept of the new life sciences. I shall dwell upon the definition of space by urban sociology, on the significance of the urban periphery, before defining the role of core and periphery concerning space. Our society is changing also regionally and it accompanies global development. The question is put as to what social space construction is taking place in the region? My paper concludes by outlining the sociology of space of systems theory. I study the manifestations of the concept of space in the three basic systems of interaction, organisation and global society.

Keywords

EN

SOCIAL SPACE; SPACE CONCEPT IN GLOBAL SOCIETY; SPACE SOCIOLOGY

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Department of Economics and Law, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Tarsadalomkutatas (Social Science Research)
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 379-401
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Bango J.

• J. Bango, no address given, contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07HUAAAA02976052