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Too Poor to Play

Sarah Best

1st April 2019

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Here is an article from The Guardian about how in some housing developers in London are preventing people from using communal areas such as playgrounds.

The investigation by the newspaper discusses what are known as ‘poor doors’ where poorer residents are required to use different entrances to access facilities.

This article could be used within the Stratification and Differentiation unit.

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Sarah Best

Sarah is a passionate full-time Head of Sociology and Psychology and has worked in a variety in schools in the UK, and she is currently working in a British international school. She is keen to develop and boost the profile of both subjects.

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