d101-City Road
Inequalities on a Street I know-
The term Inequalities can be used in various areas of society. In this essay I will be using the term in the context of Social inequalities .Referring to a situation in which societies members exhibit disparities in their social status. This can occur in areas such as: education, living standards, freedom of speech, property rights and housing. (http://uk.ask.com/question/what-is-social-inequality:)
The street I will be using as the basis of this assignment will Lord Street in my hometown of Fleetwood ,Lancashire .It’s a small town, seven miles from its popular neighbour Blackpool. Once a thriving fishing port it has suffered a decline in the last thirty years. Lord Street has many similarities with City Road viewed in (Making social lives 2009) but it also has many differences and common inequalities as described below.
What you first notice about City Road (‘Making social lives’ 2009 scene 1) are the number of takeaway / food outlets situated there. When we follow local poet Lloyd Robson he describes how the ‘student population’ tend to be the main customers. Fleetwood has its own students at the Nautical College on the outskirts of the town. The college has a significant number of students from ethnic backgrounds, who are seldom seen buying goods in the stores, thus having little impact the shops on Lord Street. City Road businesses benefit from its students and ethnic communities.
When Lloyd Robson enters the newsagents situated on City Road he asks its owner ‘Colin Butwell (‘Making lives’, 2009 scene 3) how his “business has been since the big boys (Tesco) moved in”?. This has also occurred on Lord Street when Asda opened a supermarket adjacent to it. This is also a common scene nationwide .A study in Fakenham, found that town-centre food retailers experienced a 64% per decline in market share due to the opening of an out-of-town supermarket. The number of convenience food stores fell from 18% to 13%, and
The term Inequalities can be used in various areas of society. In this essay I will be using the term in the context of Social inequalities .Referring to a situation in which societies members exhibit disparities in their social status. This can occur in areas such as: education, living standards, freedom of speech, property rights and housing. (http://uk.ask.com/question/what-is-social-inequality:)
The street I will be using as the basis of this assignment will Lord Street in my hometown of Fleetwood ,Lancashire .It’s a small town, seven miles from its popular neighbour Blackpool. Once a thriving fishing port it has suffered a decline in the last thirty years. Lord Street has many similarities with City Road viewed in (Making social lives 2009) but it also has many differences and common inequalities as described below.
What you first notice about City Road (‘Making social lives’ 2009 scene 1) are the number of takeaway / food outlets situated there. When we follow local poet Lloyd Robson he describes how the ‘student population’ tend to be the main customers. Fleetwood has its own students at the Nautical College on the outskirts of the town. The college has a significant number of students from ethnic backgrounds, who are seldom seen buying goods in the stores, thus having little impact the shops on Lord Street. City Road businesses benefit from its students and ethnic communities.
When Lloyd Robson enters the newsagents situated on City Road he asks its owner ‘Colin Butwell (‘Making lives’, 2009 scene 3) how his “business has been since the big boys (Tesco) moved in”?. This has also occurred on Lord Street when Asda opened a supermarket adjacent to it. This is also a common scene nationwide .A study in Fakenham, found that town-centre food retailers experienced a 64% per decline in market share due to the opening of an out-of-town supermarket. The number of convenience food stores fell from 18% to 13%, and