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The Third Place: 'They allow for a communication and connection with other people'

If your home and work are where you spend most of your time – the first and second locations that your life is centered around, where would you say the third place is?   In the late 80s, an urban sociologist wrote about the importance of informal public gathering spaces, but have we lost those in our busy modern lives?  Dr Jill O’Mahoney is a lecturer in Sociology in SETU joined Sean to discuss...

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15.12 31 Jan 2024


The Third Place: 'They allow for a communication and connection with other people'


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15.12 31 Jan 2024


If your home and work are where you spend most of your time – the first and second locations that your life is centered around, where would you say the third place is?  

In the late 80s, an urban sociologist wrote about the importance of informal public gathering spaces, but have we lost those in our busy modern lives? 

Dr Jill O’Mahoney is a lecturer in Sociology in SETU joined Sean to discuss...


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