fat and the suburban sprawl - Page 32

09-21-2004, 03:45 AM

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:33:40 GMT, Claire Petersky said (and I quote):
> If you hate to walk anywhere, and prefer
> to drive, you'll pick a home in a neighborhood that is auto-centric. If you
> enjoy walking, you'll pick a more pedestrian-friendly place to live. In
> other words, it's not the neighborhood that makes someone sedendary --
> rather, people who prefer a sedendary lifestyle will choose a neighborhood
> that supports those habits.

How do people come to have a preference for a sedentary lifestyle? If
somebody has only ever lived in the suburbs they might never have had
the opportunity to develop a preference for any other way of living.

Putting things in terms of "choice" and "preference" masks the social
conditions that construct those choices/preferences.
--
What was I thinking?

09-21-2004, 03:45 AM

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:33:40 GMT, Claire Petersky said (and I quote):
> If you hate to walk anywhere, and prefer
> to drive, you'll pick a home in a neighborhood that is auto-centric. If you
> enjoy walking, you'll pick a more pedestrian-friendly place to live. In
> other words, it's not the neighborhood that makes someone sedendary --
> rather, people who prefer a sedendary lifestyle will choose a neighborhood
> that supports those habits.

How do people come to have a preference for a sedentary lifestyle? If
somebody has only ever lived in the suburbs they might never have had
the opportunity to develop a preference for any other way of living.

Putting things in terms of "choice" and "preference" masks the social
conditions that construct those choices/preferences.
--
What was I thinking?

09-21-2004, 03:45 AM

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:33:40 GMT, Claire Petersky said (and I quote):
> If you hate to walk anywhere, and prefer
> to drive, you'll pick a home in a neighborhood that is auto-centric. If you
> enjoy walking, you'll pick a more pedestrian-friendly place to live. In
> other words, it's not the neighborhood that makes someone sedendary --
> rather, people who prefer a sedendary lifestyle will choose a neighborhood
> that supports those habits.

How do people come to have a preference for a sedentary lifestyle? If
somebody has only ever lived in the suburbs they might never have had
the opportunity to develop a preference for any other way of living.

Putting things in terms of "choice" and "preference" masks the social
conditions that construct those choices/preferences.
--
What was I thinking?