Definition of the 3rd place<\/title><\/head><body><h1>What is the third place?<\/h1>"); helpWindow.document.write("<p><strong>The third place<\/strong> is a term used in the concept of community building to refer to social surroundings separate from the two usual social environments of home and the workplace.<\/p>"); helpWindow.document.write("In his influential book <em>The Great, Good Place<\/em>, Ray Oldenburg argues that third places are important for civil society, democracy, civic engagement, and establishing feelings of a sense of place."); helpWindow.document.write("Oldenburg calls one's "first place" the home and those that one lives with."); helpWindow.document.write("The "second place" is the workplace — where people may actually spend most of their time."); helpWindow.document.write("Third places, then, are "anchors" of community life and facilitate and foster broader, more creative interaction."); helpWindow.document.write("All societies already have informal meeting places; what is new in modern times is the intentionality of seeking them out as vital to current societal needs."); helpWindow.document.write("<\/p>"); helpWindow.document.write("<p>Oldenburg suggests these hallmarks of a true "third place": <\/p>"); helpWindow.document.write("<ul><li>Free or inexpensive;<\/li>"); helpWindow.document.write("<li> Food and drink, while not essential, are important;<\/li>"); helpWindow.document.write("<li>Highly accessible, proximate for many (walking distance);<\/li>"); helpWindow.document.write("<li>Involving regulars – those who habitually congregate there;<\/li>"); helpWindow.document.write("<li>Welcoming and comfortable;<\/li>"); helpWindow.document.write("<li>Both new friends and old should be found there.<\/li><\/ul>"); //click to close window helpWindow.document.write("<p style='text-align:center'>"); helpWindow.document.write("<a href='javascript:self.close();'>Close window<\/a><\/p"); helpWindow.document.write("<\/body><\/html>"); } } /***************************************************** Function: newWindow Purpose: Opens a new window of an appropriate size to display content; includes a facility to close the window again Called: By a link in the body of the product page Source: Negrino and Smith, pp 112-113 ******************************************************/ function newWindow(definition) { //opens a new window with the name 'helpWin', //this initially has no content, //it is set at a size big enough to accommodate the text and 'close window' facility, //it is resizeable helpWindow = window.open("", "helpWin", "resizable=yes,width=650,height=500,scrollbars=yes"); //call instText() to add document content instText(definition) //click to close window //helpWindow.document.write("<p style='text-align:center'>"); //helpWindow.document.write("<a href='javascript:self.close();'>Close window<\/a><\/p"); //helpWindow.document.write("<\/body><\/html>"); //ends the creation of the document helpWindow.document.close(); //brings the new window to the front helpWindow.focus(); }