{"product_id":"social-geographies-an-introduction-9781786612298","title":"Social Geographies: An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book's vision of social geographies is rooted in the commitments that have characterised the sub-discipline for at least half a decade (such as society-space relations, justice, equality), while incorporating new approaches, theories and concerns (such as emotions, performativity, non-representational perspectives). The book makes sense of the bewildering variety of contemporary social geographical interests, and embraces the increasing porosity of our work with neighbouring economic, cultural, political and environmental geographies while holding fast to certain key principles. It will provide a round-up of the state of the sub-discipline, capture recent themes and directions, and chart new questions and challenges for theory, politics and practice. Over a decade into the renaissance of social geographies, the book showcases the breadth of conceptual and empirical approaches that scholars are now seeking out to understand contemporary social issues through a spatial lens, as well as the contributions made to social change alongside communities, policy-makers and social movements. It emphasises the important connections between social geographies and a wide range of global and local issues, and the utility of issues of space, place and scale to the task of exploring and tackling them. \u003cbr\u003eEach chapter offers an introduction to current work in social geographies, seeking to provide an overview and giving a number of in-depth examples from diverse global settings. We also identify the fundamental relationship of theory and research process, both to social geographical theory and to the broad themes that run through the book, by using bespoke textboxes in each chapter.\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter will share the following key features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting in an accessible and engaging way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining of key terms, and carefully explaining concepts and ideas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawing on a range of exciting contemporary examples from different geographical settings, including those drawn from each author’s current research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-referencing to selected chapters elsewhere in the book \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluding an average of 2 photos, other tables\/diagrams if appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluding a short summary and suggested further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluding a “real world research” textbox, that considers methodological issues connected to the topic (for example, the ethics of researching sexuality; the limits of official data on violent crime; interviewing people in housing crisis; positionality in researching encounter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncluding a “real world theory” textbox, that identifies how a key theoretical perspective is helpful in explaining observed phenomena. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart A Introductions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Creating More Social Geographies \/ Newcastle Social Geographies Collective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Theories in Social Geographies \/ Robert Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Researching Social Geographies \/ Rachel Pain and Peter Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart B Foundations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Space and Time \/ Robert Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Scale \/ Quan Gao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Social Change \/ Alastair Bonnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Justice \/ Craig Jones and Michael Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Indigeneity \/ Stefan Rzedzian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Nation and Nationalism \/ Matthew C. Benwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Urban\/rural \/ Wen Lin and Ruth McAreavey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Everyday \/ Alison Stenning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Emotion \/ Matej Blazek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart C Divisions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Race \/ Raksha Pande\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Religion \/ Kawtar Najib and Robin Finlay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Class \/ Anoop Nayak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. Gender \/ Michael Richardson, Raksha Pande and Ged Ridley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. Sexualities \/ Graeme Mearns and Carl Bonner-Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Disability \/ Janice McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. Age \/ Peter Hopkins and Rachel Pain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20. Intersectionality \/ Alessandro Boussalem, Nathar Iqbal and Peter Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart D Issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21. Housing \/ Julia Heslop and Helen Jarvis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22. Wealth and Poverty \/ Roger Burrows\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23. Health \/ Clare Bambra and Ali Copeland \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24. Education \/ Simon Tate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25. Policing the City \/ Elaine Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26. Migration and Diaspora \/ Maddy Thompson and Robin Finlay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 27. Encounter \/ Nathar Iqbal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28. Social Reproduction \/ Al James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 29. Performance \/ Ruth Raynor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 30. Data \/ Niall Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 31. Digital \/ Graeme Mearns and Carl Bonner-Thompson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 32. Sustainability \/ Gareth Powells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 33. Environmental Justice \/ Joe Herbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 34. 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