Insider and Outsider Perspectives
- The place is a social construct which means some people can feel ‘in place’ and some can feel ‘out of place’
- Placemaking processes can be used to create spatial inclusion or exclusion
- Dominant groups create a social norm and those that deviate from this norm can be socially or spatially excluded
- Spikes on the pavement or benches with individual seating are choices made to spatially exclude homeless people
- Lack of adaptations can lead to the exclusion of people with disabilities
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Anti-homeless spikes on pavements in Camden, London
- Insider perspectives come from being fluent in the local language, being born in the place, knowing the customs and norms
- People who have an insider perspective will usually feel safe in a place
- They have friends/family and connections in the place
- People can have outsider perspectives if they are not from the area or if they are but do not fit the social norm
- Those with different sexualities or genders, despite being from the place, may feel out of place as they do not fit the social norm
- Immigrants or those from ethnic minorities will have outsider perspectives as they are not from the area. Their outsider perspective can turn into social exclusion through their experiences
