Street Names through Sociological Lenses. Part I: Functionalism and Conflict Theory

Street names are mundane spatial markers that besides providing a sense of orientation inscribe onto the landscape the ideological ethos and political symbols of hegemonic discourses. This review article takes stock of the existing scholarship done on the politics of street naming practices in human...

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Main Author: Rusu Mihai Stelian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:Social Change Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2020-0001