... the way in which classes place themselves within space. One way of looking at how they do so is to look at the structure of cities. If we look back in history at the pre industrial city, one can see a model that has emerged linking space and class. The model above is Sjoberg's idealized model of the social and geographical structure of the pre industrial city (Knox, Pinch 2000 p25). According to Sjoberg the elite with higher status and class were located within the centre of the city, these had control of religious, political, administrative and social functions of the city. Traditional values determined power and status and this was the main key within this particular model. As one moves further out of the city the social class and status decreases. Sjoberg's model can be summarised by the following when looking at class; the city has three classes, residential ...

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