Embodied Geographies
eBook - ePub

Embodied Geographies

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Embodied Geographies

About this book

Embodied Geographies provides a comprehensive account of different types of life crises which develop our identities and affect how we live our lives. Chapters focus on:
* pregnancy, childbirth, teenagers and parenthood
* migration
* the threat and reality of violence
* illness and disability
* bereavement, the ensuing family responsibilities and death itself.
It includes case studies from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and the USA.

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Yes, you can access Embodied Geographies by Elizabeth Kenworthy Teather in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Geography. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
Print ISBN
9780415184397
eBook ISBN
9781134668816
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geography
Index
Geography

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Tables
  5. Figures
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Notes on Contributors
  9. 1: Introduction: Geographies of Personal Discovery
  10. 2: The Expanding Worlds of Middle Childhood
  11. 3: Messages About Adolescent Identity
  12. 4: Schoolies Week as a Rite of Passage
  13. 5: Pregnant Bodies, Public Scrutiny
  14. 6: Bodily Speaking
  15. 7: Putting Parents in Their Place
  16. 8: Women’s Experiences of Violence Over the Life-Course
  17. 9: Life at the Margins
  18. 10: Journeying Through M.E.
  19. 11: Identity and Home in the Migratory Experience of Recent Hong Kong Chinesecanadian Migrants
  20. 12: Embodying Old Age
  21. 13: The Transition into Eldercare
  22. 14: Singapore’s Widows and Widowers
  23. 15: The Body After Death