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Urban Gendered Space: The “Sex” of American Cities and Critical Elite Theories of Urban Power

Urban Gendered Space: The “Sex” of American Cities and Critical Elite Theories of Urban Power. Gerard Wellman, ASPA Region IV, October 3, 2009. Understanding the City Cities are culturally-defined and human-oriented Understanding the city requires an understanding of cultural practices.

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Urban Gendered Space: The “Sex” of American Cities and Critical Elite Theories of Urban Power

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  1. Urban Gendered Space:The “Sex” of American Cities andCritical Elite Theories of Urban Power Gerard Wellman, ASPA Region IV, October 3, 2009

  2. Understanding the CityCities are culturally-defined and human-orientedUnderstanding the city requires an understanding of cultural practices Urban Gendered Space

  3. Understanding the CityInstitutionalization of social conventions is a form of social control that creates order Urban Gendered Space

  4. Critical Elite TheoryPolicy decisions are made, codified, and typified by an un-elected power elite“Wields power over the pattern of urban development” (Harding, 1995, p. 43) Urban Gendered Space

  5. Critical Elite TheoryRepresentative democracy is nothing more than “a smokescreen for dominant economic interests”(Hunter, 1953, p. 82) Urban Gendered Space

  6. Gendered SpaceWomen are subordinate in politics, business, and governance.Specifically, they are subordinate in urban planning and research Urban Gendered Space

  7. Gendered Space“how differences in gender status results in the organization of space to reflect and reinforce unequal distinctions” between genders(Spain, as cited in Macionis & Parrillo, 2007, p. 326) Urban Gendered Space

  8. Gendered SpaceTraditionally “male” spaces – courthouses, athletic facilities and arenas, courthouses, and chambers of commerce – are favored by cities Urban Gendered Space

  9. Gendered SpaceSexual harassment occurs in public spaces and disparately affects womenResults in the geography of fear(Koskela, 2005) Urban Gendered Space

  10. Gendered SpaceSuburban-style living isolates women who work at home Urban Gendered Space

  11. The Role of Professional SportsCaters to a spectator base that is largely male, used by males, yet funded by everyoneBuilding stadia and arenas is used to stimulate urban renewal projects (Logan & Molotch, 1987, p. 79) Urban Gendered Space

  12. DiscussionNeed to see our city as places to connect with each otherThe identification of public space with men is arguably due to the control over policy and public space decisions given to men by the American culture Urban Gendered Space

  13. DiscussionGendered space clearly reflects Hunter’s (1953) “domination of a disorganized majority by an organized minority” (p. 36)Is representative democracy in cities nothing more than a smokescreen for dominant interests? Urban Gendered Space

  14. Urban Gendered Space:The “Sex” of American Cities andCritical Elite Theories of Urban Power Gerard Wellman, ASPA Region IV, October 3, 2009

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