Cramped housing pushed preindustrial urbanites into the streets for socializing
Evidence
Residences in the preindustrial city were likely to be rather cramped, unpleasant places by modern standards. The elites, of course, were rather differently housed and they often had access to private courtyards. But for the vast majority of the urban populace-adult and child-”going out” was probably preferable to “staying in.” As a consequence, a great deal of socializing and playing appears to have occurred in public space. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 211
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
Related
- Preindustrial cities pushed ordinary residents’ social life into public streets (similarity 0.94)
- Uncomfortable dwellings drove preindustrial urban socializing into public space (similarity 0.93)
- Better housing and dedicated home recreation spaces pulled urban sociability indoors (similarity 0.86)
- Urban spatial expansion enabled large-scale segregation of people and activities. (similarity 0.85)
- Preindustrial city residents encountered social diversity at their own doorstep (similarity 0.83)
- Preindustrial cities harbored large rootless populations that hung about the edges of crowds (similarity 0.83)
- Jumbled urban space forced preindustrial dwellers to confront social diversity daily (similarity 0.82)
- Preindustrial streets were lived-in social spaces used around the clock (similarity 0.82)
- Areal expansion made wholesale spatial segregation of persons and activities possible (similarity 0.82)
- Preindustrial city streets served as venues for activities modern cities segregate into specialized spaces (similarity 0.82)
- Preindustrial urban life mixed private activities into public streets (similarity 0.82)
- Unemployed floating populations fueled preindustrial urban riots (similarity 0.81)
- Nonspecialized public space necessarily mixed diverse persons together (similarity 0.81)
- Education once occurred in public streets rather than private buildings (similarity 0.81)
- Learning in preindustrial cities routinely spilled into public streets rather than walls (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Preindustrial city streets served as venues for activities modern cities segregate into specialized spaces
#expands(0.65) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 201 - Jumbled urban space forced preindustrial dwellers to confront social diversity daily
#expands(0.60) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 229 - Groups behave like residents and take over public space with abandon
#expands(0.50) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 826