In your own words define difference and provide two examples of this on City Road

I would define difference as the thing that makes one thing not the same as the other, something that sets a person apart from the next.
A big difference observed on City Road is that between those that are wealthy and those that are not, the wealthier have many more choices than those that are less well off. From the shops they use, the food they purchase to leisure facilities. The food bank is a great example, as benefit delays and debt mean that whenever they are forced to use it, they have little to no choice, whereas the wealthier people in the community make lifestyle choices, for example the farmers market, the taste buds café (open university 2015)
Another example of difference in City Road is why do people visit the road? some come to work there for example shop workers, rubbish collectors, road sweepers, office workers, and in their own way they keep the road running (open university 2015) others come to City road for leisure purposes, the municipal club, the pool hall to interact with others in their community, others come to run errands, shopping paying bills…So they all come to City Road for different reasons (Open University 2015).
These 2 examples of difference that I have chosen are vitally important to illustrate that the diversity of the community is catered for by the street and as time passes, the street changes (Blakely, Staples 2014).

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References:
Blakely G Staples M. (2014) Understanding social lives chapter 1,Milton Keynes, Open University.
The Open University (October 4 2015)'The life and times of the street' Part 1 [video],DD102 Introducing the social sciences.
The Open University (October 12 2015)'The life and times of the street' Part 2 [video] ,DD102 Introducing the social sciences.

Self-reflection:
I have enjoyed starting this module and at first I struggled to find quiet room and space in a very busy household and returning to writing properly and not texting. Part three was a challenge to fit into one hundred words but now study area set up and feeling more confident. (51 words)

This street is very long and narrow, lots of cars, pedestrians, cyclists. The majority of buildings are Victorian, a combination of residential and commercial. A vast array of goods are for sale. The community are varied in age, gender, multicultural. There is a bridge over the railway with a hand-painted mural to illustrate the variety of the people in the community. There are churches, cafes, a post office and some pubs. There is a real community feel, and its usually constantly busy. People use the street for a variety of purposes and some merely use the street as a route.

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