Housing imaginations assignment 2 - some guidelines

Housing imaginations assignment 2 - some guidelines

1. Critically discuss the assertion by Doreen Massey (1992) that homes, like all ‘places’, are open to, and created by, the social relations which extend beyond them.

2. To what extent does the concept of ‘place’ provide a useful; basis for understanding the dynamics and conflicts surrounding home-places?

3. In what ways is the housing imagination gendered an d classed?

Essay structure:

Part 1: explain (i) the main viewpoint of the statement (e.g. the intended analytical usage of it), (ii) the underlying Housing Imaginations concepts involved and (iii) how these concepts are related to each other as suggested by the statement.

Part 2: Discuss the statement in the following sequence:

2.1. An elaboration with the supportive standpoint (e.g. sociological perspective (s) on the statement would be as follows, with the following examples for illustration

2.2. An elaboration with the opposing standpoint on the statement would be as follows, with the following examples for illustration.

2.3. A discussion on possible blind spots on the standpoint as endorsed by the assignment statement.

Part 3: Concluding remarks

3.1. Explore any room for coping with the tension involved in the debate (i.e., between 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3).

3.2. Reflect on the discussion and offer your personal viewpoint on the topic.

3.3. Based on 3.3., suggest some recommendations that can be made.

*** pls ensure that you make use of some relevant HI concepts in your discussion.