How third places foster and shape community cohesion, economic development and social capital: The case of pubs in rural Ireland

Cabras, Ignazio; Mount, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.07.013

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“…Critical here is the nature of pubs as public spaces and how this contrasts with other drinking spaces available to individuals and groups (Holloway et al 2009). Given the continued rise of home-based drinking of supermarket-bought alcohol in domestic settings (Brierley-Jones et al 2014) and against a backdrop of wider social change, where pubs are fighting to maintain their once central role in local communities (Cabras and Mount 2017), the findings indicate significant ways in which pubs offer public spaces for social interaction and sociability of various forms. The prevalence of home-based alcohol consumption means that pubs appear to struggle to retain a near monopoly on leisure time they once had (Valentine et al 2010).…”

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“…Pubs are seen as places where informal social interaction is encouraged (Dunbar 2016) and where at other times strictly maintained codes of conduct and comportment can be relaxed, making conversation between strangers and casual acquaintances possible (Fox 2005). Pubs have been shown to play an important role in providing spaces in which local individuals and group can meet, interact and forge and maintain social bonds (Cabras and Mount 2017). For example, recent research by Sforzi and Bianchi (2020) examines community owned pubs in three areas of London to show that such venues help create bonding social capital, between those involved in the pub ownership, and bridging social capital, between those directly involved in the pub and the wider community of local residents.…”

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“…In rural areas in particular, therefore, the village pub can play a significant role in the economic, social and cultural life of the village (Markham and Bosworth 2016;Mount and Cabras 2016). Such spaces are said to foster community interaction and cohesion at a time when many communities are increasingly fragmented, leaving some individuals vulnerable to social isolation and disconnection (Cabras and Mount 2017). As Markham (2013: 270-271) observes, the planned and spontaneous social interactions that take place in pubs 'helps to create, expand and strengthen social networks' and means that informal sociability 'ranging from simple greetings through to in-depth social and conversational engagement with others…lends itself well to the creation, expansion and strengthening of social networks'.…”

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‘If they weren’t in the Pub, they Probably wouldn’t Even Know each Other’: Alcohol, Sociability and Pub Based Leisure

Thurnell‐Read

2020

Int J Sociol Leis

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While the form and function of pubs is diverse and has changed over time, there remains an at least notional consensus that the pub plays an important social function by providing a place for people to come together in pleasurable and meaningful social interaction. Drawing on qualitative research involving focus groups with pub goers and interviews with pub staff, this paper examines the forms of sociability that take place in UK pubs. Pubs are shown to be sites for varied social interactions which differ in form, intensity and meaning. This includes regular pub going rooted in customer routines but also occasional pub going linked to a wider range of events and associated leisure activities. A common theme across these forms of pub sociability is the value placed on feelings of social connections provided by different forms of social interaction and sociability which are facilitated by the hospitable atmospheres many pubs offer. Pubs are therefore cast as important sites through which various forms of sociability are enacted and enabled. The article contributes to ongoing debates about the social role of alcohol based leisure practises but also stresses the decentring of intoxication apparent in many of these accounts and, further, indicates an increasing diversification of pub based leisure.

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2020

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“…The notion of bars or public houses as places of community is not conceptually novel. Cabras and Mount (2017) explored how rural pubs in Ireland functioned as "third places" of community mobilization and political engagement. Based on Oldenburg (1997), the term "third place" has relational characteristics: (a) a presumed neutral and physical site, (b) accessibility and accommodation, (c) built on conversation between regulars and newcomers, and (d) represents an escape from the realities of society.…”

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Negotiating Organizational Identity: The Communicative Resilience of Small-Town Gay Bars

Branton

2020

International Review of Qualitative Research

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Gay bars historically functioned as the only space where LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer) people could escape intolerance and persecution. From drag shows to dancing to counterculture, gay bars are symbols of expression and hope for those misunderstood. In many ways, they are LGBTQ+ institutions that have withstood time. However, the rapid closing of gay bars coupled with Big D discourses of “post-gay,” “mainstream,” and “death of the gay bar” have threatened their existence. Much of these gay culture discourses stem from research on metropolitan cities (New York and San Francisco) with larger gay populations. Yet very few have examined how this experience affects gay bars in smaller cities with fewer LGBTQ+ spaces. Drawing on the communicative theory of resilience, I examined two gay bars in a small Midwestern city to understand how they (a) construct and negotiate their identity, and (b) manage organizational resilience in discursive and material ways. Findings and implications are discussed.

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“…Oldenburg’s (1989) substantial claims about the potential health-promoting effects of third-places have received wide attention from researchers in various disciplines. In particular, health-geographers, designers, and urban sociologists have examined the association between the spatial aspects of third-places (e.g., their aesthetic quality, proximity, variety), collective outcomes of social cohesion, access to social capital (Cabras & Mount, 2017; Williams & Hipp, 2019), and individual behavior related to social relationships, usage patterns, and perceptions (Cattell et al, 2008; Gehl, 2011; Heath, 2010; Mehta & Bosson, 2010; Sugiyama et al, 2010). Other studies in the leisure and recreation literature have also examined third-places using Oldenburg’s (1989) activity dimensions of sociability, accessibility, regularity, voluntariness and inclusivity (Lukito & Xenia, 2018; Soukup, 2006; Yuen & Johnson, 2017).…”

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“There’s a Bit of a Ripple-effect”: A Social Identity Perspective on the Role of Third-Places and Aging in Place

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Haslam

Cruwys

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Environment and Behavior

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Urban sociology highlights an important role that a city’s social infrastructure, or “third-places,” play in supporting healthy communities. Informed by social identity theorizing, this study explores when and why older adults engage with third-places and how a sense of wellbeing can be derived from their participation. Focus-group interviews were conducted with a sample of community-dwelling older adults ( N = 31) to examine the nature of one such third-place, a suburban neighborhood bridge club. Thematic analysis suggests that (a) the socio-spatial context of third-places can both enable and restrict participation, (b) third-places can support positive social identities (as bridge players, club members, locals), (c) enacting these identities in third-places facilitates a sense of wellbeing, and (d) third-places are potential connectors to the wider community. We discuss the policy implications for the development of age-friendly cities and the role of social identity processes in engaging with community groups in third-places.

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How third places foster and shape community cohesion, economic development and social capital: The case of pubs in rural Ireland

Cited by 40 publications

References 30 publications

‘If they weren’t in the Pub, they Probably wouldn’t Even Know each Other’: Alcohol, Sociability and Pub Based Leisure

‘If they weren’t in the Pub, they Probably wouldn’t Even Know each Other’: Alcohol, Sociability and Pub Based Leisure

Negotiating Organizational Identity: The Communicative Resilience of Small-Town Gay Bars

“There’s a Bit of a Ripple-effect”: A Social Identity Perspective on the Role of Third-Places and Aging in Place

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