"Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment

Recent trends in modern architectural theory stress the dynamic relationship that exists between culture and the built environment. Such theories hold that because different cultures are characterized by distinctive types of economic, social, and ideological relationships, they require different for...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Dawson, Peter C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1995
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description Recent trends in modern architectural theory stress the dynamic relationship that exists between culture and the built environment. Such theories hold that because different cultures are characterized by distinctive types of economic, social, and ideological relationships, they require different forms of spatial order to sustain them. Through the adoption of such a perspective, this paper examines the effects of Euro-Canadian prefabricated housing on modern Inuit groups in the central and eastern Canadian Arctic. Preliminary results suggest that the "alien" spatial environments of the southern-style prefabricated house may have contributed to increasing gender asymmetry, a transformation of social relations through the delayed resolution of interpersonal conflicts, confusion over how, when and where to conduct various household activities, and a loss of cultural identity among contemporary Inuit.Key words: human spatial behaviour, government housing, Inuit, gender, acculturation, northern communities Les tendances récentes dans la théorie de l'architecture moderne insistent sur le rapport dynamique existant entre la culture et le cadre bâti. De telles théories soutiennent que, vu que différentes cultures se caractérisent par des types distincts de rapports économiques, sociaux et idéologiques, elles ont besoin pour se maintenir de différentes formes d'aménagement des volumes et des espaces. En adoptant une telle perspective, cet article examine les effets des habitations eurocanadiennes préfabriquées, sur les groupes inuits modernes du centre et de l'est de l'Arctique canadien. Les résultats préliminaires suggèrent que les aménagements «étrangers» des volumes et des espaces des maisons préfabriquées conçues dans le sud pourraient avoir contribué à une augmentation de l'asymétrie entre les sexes, à une transformation des rapports sociaux par la résolution tardive des conflits interpersonnels, à une certaine confusion concernant l'exécution ses diverses activités au foyer (comment, quand et où), et à une perte ...
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64281 2025-06-15T14:15:37+00:00 "Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment Dawson, Peter C. 1995-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64281 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64281/48216 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64281 ARCTIC; Vol. 48 No. 1 (1995): March: 1–108; 71-80 1923-1245 0004-0843 Acculturation Community development Culture (Anthropology) Design and construction Economic conditions Gender differences Government Health Houses Housing Inuit Inuit archaeology Mental health and well-being Neoeskimo culture Planning Psychology Social conditions Social interaction Social policy Spatial distribution Thule culture Canadian Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1995 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z Recent trends in modern architectural theory stress the dynamic relationship that exists between culture and the built environment. Such theories hold that because different cultures are characterized by distinctive types of economic, social, and ideological relationships, they require different forms of spatial order to sustain them. Through the adoption of such a perspective, this paper examines the effects of Euro-Canadian prefabricated housing on modern Inuit groups in the central and eastern Canadian Arctic. Preliminary results suggest that the "alien" spatial environments of the southern-style prefabricated house may have contributed to increasing gender asymmetry, a transformation of social relations through the delayed resolution of interpersonal conflicts, confusion over how, when and where to conduct various household activities, and a loss of cultural identity among contemporary Inuit.Key words: human spatial behaviour, government housing, Inuit, gender, acculturation, northern communities Les tendances récentes dans la théorie de l'architecture moderne insistent sur le rapport dynamique existant entre la culture et le cadre bâti. De telles théories soutiennent que, vu que différentes cultures se caractérisent par des types distincts de rapports économiques, sociaux et idéologiques, elles ont besoin pour se maintenir de différentes formes d'aménagement des volumes et des espaces. En adoptant une telle perspective, cet article examine les effets des habitations eurocanadiennes préfabriquées, sur les groupes inuits modernes du centre et de l'est de l'Arctique canadien. Les résultats préliminaires suggèrent que les aménagements «étrangers» des volumes et des espaces des maisons préfabriquées conçues dans le sud pourraient avoir contribué à une augmentation de l'asymétrie entre les sexes, à une transformation des rapports sociaux par la résolution tardive des conflits interpersonnels, à une certaine confusion concernant l'exécution ses diverses activités au foyer (comment, quand et où), et à une perte ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic inuit inuits Thule culture Unknown Arctic ARCTIC 48 1
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Community development
Culture (Anthropology)
Design and construction
Economic conditions
Gender differences
Government
Health
Houses
Housing
Inuit
Inuit archaeology
Mental health and well-being
Neoeskimo culture
Planning
Psychology
Social conditions
Social interaction
Social policy
Spatial distribution
Thule culture
Canadian Arctic
Dawson, Peter C.
"Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment
title "Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment
title_full "Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment
title_fullStr "Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment
title_full_unstemmed "Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment
title_short "Unsympathetic Users" : An Ethnoarchaeological Examination of Inuit Responses to the Changing Nature of the Built Environment
title_sort "unsympathetic users" : an ethnoarchaeological examination of inuit responses to the changing nature of the built environment
topic Acculturation
Community development
Culture (Anthropology)
Design and construction
Economic conditions
Gender differences
Government
Health
Houses
Housing
Inuit
Inuit archaeology
Mental health and well-being
Neoeskimo culture
Planning
Psychology
Social conditions
Social interaction
Social policy
Spatial distribution
Thule culture
Canadian Arctic
topic_facet Acculturation
Community development
Culture (Anthropology)
Design and construction
Economic conditions
Gender differences
Government
Health
Houses
Housing
Inuit
Inuit archaeology
Mental health and well-being
Neoeskimo culture
Planning
Psychology
Social conditions
Social interaction
Social policy
Spatial distribution
Thule culture
Canadian Arctic
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