In today's cities, the rate of the gated communities is increasing day by day. The main reason for the increase of the number of gated communities is neo-liberal economic policies and the idealized way of life for the middle class. As an idealized lifestyle for the middle class, gated communities reveal the physical and symbolic aspects of spatial segregation. The symbolic walls built by capitalism make itself visible on the fence of the gated communities. While one side of the city is in poverty, the other side points to an idealized life, and thus the foundations of spatial segregation are laid. Spatial segregation also creates a state of fear between classes. For individuals belonging to the same class, there is a sense of being good and reliable from us. Gated communities are built with a sense of us against uncanny and fearful strangers. By pumping fear into urban life, capitalism turns security into a need, and thus gated communities turn into an object of consumption. Secure residences and spatial segregation constitute the main problematic of the article. In this article, gated communities are discussed as a polarizing and separating faces of the cities. A historical analysis of gated communities is presented. Gated communities are examined in the context of capitalism, spatial segregation and middle class. Urban phenomenon is examined under the title of city as a phenomenon. A sociological evaluation of the urban phenomenon is presented. Then, the emergence of gated communities in urban space is discussed in a historical way. Historically, the relationship between the emergence of gated communities and the middle class has been tried to be revealed. The relationship between gated communities as a polarizing and separating facet of the city and the middle class, which is the carrier of spatial segregation, is presented in a historical way. In this article, the relationship between gated communities and the middle class is evaluated in the context of spatial segregation and capitalism.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | June 28, 2021 |
Submission Date | April 25, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 |