What is it about?
This paper argues for a use-based definition to define third place rather than a structure-based definition.
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Why is it important?
This article is a response to the call by Waxman (2006) asking for further study of third place criteria and how that criteria can be applied to different situations.
Perspectives
Oldenburg and Brissett (1982) discuss what constitutes a third place is "elusive and emergent [changing] with the shifting patterns of life style" (270). The world has changed significantly since 1982 as has our "life style." Third place theory has been expanded to show third places as libraries, sports stadiums, grocery stores, restaurants, festivals, and now homes. We need to continue our exploration of third place theory.
Dr David F Purnell
Mercer University
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This page is a summary of: Expanding Oldenburg: homes as third places, Journal of Place Management and Development, March 2015, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jpmd-03-2014-0006.
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