Social distinction and residential habitat in Latin America

The increase of urban insecurity and the fear of crime have triggered the development of gated communities in Latin American cities. This residential model has even attempted to extend its target not only to upper-middle and high socioeconomic groups, but also to lowermiddle and low income groups. H...

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Έκδοση: Revista INVI 2011
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spelling oai:ojs.revistas.uchile.cl:article-623962020-03-04T16:48:59Z Social distinction and residential habitat in Latin America Distinción social y hábitat residencial en América Latina Roitman, Sonia The increase of urban insecurity and the fear of crime have triggered the development of gated communities in Latin American cities. This residential model has even attempted to extend its target not only to upper-middle and high socioeconomic groups, but also to lowermiddle and low income groups. However, this paper shows how living in gated communities is still related to social distinction and status. This article analyses the main characteristics of gated communities, who their residents are, their daily activities and interests as well as their relation with the city. It is concluded that gated communities are an important element of social distinction and belonging for some social groups. El aumento de la inseguridad urbana y la sensación de miedo ha impulsado el desarrollo de urbanizaciones cerradas en muchas ciudades latinoamericanas. Este modelo residencial ha intentado incluso extender su ‘target’ a no sólo residentes pertenecientes a los grupos socioeconómicos medio-altos y altos, sino también medio-bajos y bajos. Sin embargo, el presente articulo demuestra cómo vivir en urbanizaciones cerradas continua estando fuertemente relacionado a la idea de distinción social y estatus. Para esto se analiza cuáles son las características principales de las urbanizaciones cerradas, y quiénes son sus residentes, cuáles son sus actividades cotidianas y sus intereses y cómo se relacionan con la ciudad en general. Se concluye que las urbanizaciones cerradas son un importante elemento de distinción social y pertenencia para ciertos grupos sociales. Revista INVI 2011-10-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html text/html https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62396 Revista INVI; Vol. 26 Núm. 73 (2011): El hábitat como expresión de los ganadores; 17-71 0718-8358 0718-1299 spa eng https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62396/66181 https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62396/66211 https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62396/66212
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description The increase of urban insecurity and the fear of crime have triggered the development of gated communities in Latin American cities. This residential model has even attempted to extend its target not only to upper-middle and high socioeconomic groups, but also to lowermiddle and low income groups. However, this paper shows how living in gated communities is still related to social distinction and status. This article analyses the main characteristics of gated communities, who their residents are, their daily activities and interests as well as their relation with the city. It is concluded that gated communities are an important element of social distinction and belonging for some social groups.
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