Loosening/tightening spaces in the geographies of hanging out

Tani, Sirpa

doi:10.1080/14649365.2014.952324

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“…This was also found in a recent study of young Finnish people (Tani, 2015). Hanging out referred primarily to a common social activity: flirting and dating was not the most important motivation.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…This way of spending free time is interpreted by some researchers (Matthews et al, 2000;Tani, 2015) as 'hanging out', meaning 'to be around' or spending time somewhere with peers, usually for no particular reason and without doing anything noteworthy. Other researchers (Eaton, Rose, Interligi, Fernandez, & McHugh, 2015;Sleight, 2016;van Hessen, 1965) have pointed out that hanging out is also an opportunity for young people to meet dating partners.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This can lead to spending even more time hanging out and may include engaging in deviant behaviour or delinquency (Persson, Kerr, & Stattin, 2007). In the past, society has also considered young people hanging out to be a problem, a threat to public order and an activity affecting a young person's reputation (Sleight, 2016;Tani, 2015). Historically, boys hanging out were associated with gang activity, while girls risked their reputations as 'good girls' (Maynes, 2008;Thomas, 2005;van Nijnatten, 1985).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Today, hanging out continues to be a widespread social activity among young people illustrated by studies in many countries and cultures. Geographers (Pyyry, 2016;Pyyry & Tani, 2016;Tani, 2015), for example, have elaborated on the social meanings of public places for young people hanging out in the USA and Finland. In addition, a large international study in Europe, the USA and Latin America (Junger-Tas et al, 2012) found that the majority of youngsters (almost 75%, n = 67,883) spend leisure time outside their own homes at least once a week, for example, hanging out in the street.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Hanging Out in the Past: Looking for Trouble or Romance? An Exploration of the Practice and Meaning of Hanging Out for Young Dutch People in 1930–60

Kievitsbosch

Timmerman

Schreuder

et al. 2018

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Young people's 'hanging out' has had different meanings in the recent and distant past in various countries and cultures, including delinquency or a common social phenomenon. Although there is evidence for hanging out as social behaviour in various countries, Dutch research on hanging out as a common social phenomenon is scarce. This article retrospectively explores the practice and meaning of hanging out for young people in the Netherlands between 1930 and 1960. Semi-structured qualitative interviews (n = 60) were analysed using the Constant Comparative Method, resulting in three key themes: familiarity, features and the meanings assigned to hanging out. Results indicate that hanging out was practised and known by most respondents, and included particular features (time, location, gender and routines). Meet, flirt with and date other young people was the most frequently mentioned meaning associated with hanging out. Accordingly, hanging out can indeed be considered to have been a common social phenomenon.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hanging Out in the Past: Looking for Trouble or Romance? An Exploration of the Practice and Meaning of Hanging Out for Young Dutch People in 1930–60

Kievitsbosch

Timmerman

Schreuder

et al. 2018

YOUNG

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“…For young people, parks and public spaces provide settings for socializing and "hanging out" with peers (e.g. van Lieshout and Aarts 2008;Tani 2015), and have been described as an alternative to the private home environment where there is adult supervision and control (Lieberg 1997). Furthermore, snacking in the park with your friends on summer evenings seems to be a popular alternative to the use of commercial leisure spaces.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Young people: being apart, together in an urban park

Aalst

Brands

2020

Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and

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Against the background of studies that report on urban park spaces as supporting inclusive city life and promoting tolerance and belonging, the present study investigated the spatial dimensions of gathering and othering in Wilhelminapark, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Using observational research and on-site group interviews, we found a diversity of users performing a diversity of activities. The presence of known or unknown visitors was given as an important reason to visit Wilhelminapark, although our results show that there is little interaction between different groups of users. The latter aligns with a critical strand of literature that suggests that co-presence does not necessarily result in meaningful contact between the users of public spaces. Young people tend to socialize or relax with their own group, which makes park visits mostly an in-group activity. At the same time, being together with other visitors is an important element in the attractiveness of this park space.

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