Impact Of All Types Of Influence- Slough Flashcards
1
Q
What is the economic growth of Slough?
A
- Abundance of jobs due to proximity to London (lots of commuters)
- FDI e.g. Abu Dhabi investment- purchased Observatory and Queensmere Shopping Centre
2
Q
What is the social growth of Slough?
A
- successful multiculturalism with existing Asian communities
- high levels of education with highest level of 16-17 year old in full time education
- lots of shared meaning (mentefacts)
3
Q
Give two types of media that portray contrasting views of Slough.
A
Negative view:
- The Office which is an early 2000s sitcom which portrays Slough as boring and slow
Positive view:
- Aik Saath - video which showed multiculturalism by portraying many young people of different backgrounds gathered together.
4
Q
How does John’s Betjeman’s 1937 poem “ Slough” portray slough as?
A
“Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough! / It isn’t fit for humans now.”
Portrays Slough as uninhabitable and not worth living in
