| The Sage Handbook of Social Geographies Contributor(s): Smith, Susan J. (Editor), Pain, Rachel (Editor), Marston, Sallie A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412935598 ISBN-13: 9781412935593 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2009 Annotation: Social geography has been concerned with the ways in which social relations, social identities and social inequalities are produced, their spatial variation, and the role of space in constructing them. The SAGE Handbook of Social Geography is divided into five sections which develop these fundamental concerns. It critically explores geographies difference and diversity; economy and society, wellbeing; and social justice. The concluding section situates research practice in relation to ethics and politics |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 2009923580 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (2.65 lbs) 632 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The social relations of difference - from race and class to gender and inequality - is at the heart of the concept of social geography and this Handbook reconsiders and redirects research in the discipline while examining the changing ideas of individuals and their relationship with structures of power. Organized into five sections, The SAGE Handbook of Social Geographies maps out the ′connections′ anchored in social geography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Susan J.: - In addition to a research career spanning more than 20 years, Professor Smith is experienced in research management, research strategy, and research assessment of all kinds. She has contributed to the work of the ESRC (Research Grants Board, Professorial Fellowships Commissioning Panel, Public Services Programme Commissioning Panel), HEFCE (as a panel member in the 2001 and 2008 Research Assessment Exercises), the Leverhulme Trust (Philip Leverhulme Prize panel), and to research development and monitoring in HEIs within and beyond the UK. She also has a wide-ranging teaching and examining portfolio, at all levels, in a variety of topics.Pain, Rachel: - Born in Northumberland and brought up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, I have lived in the North East for most of my life. I completed my first degree in geography at Lancaster University and PhD at the University of Edinburgh, then worked as a lecturer in geography at Northumbria University before moving to Durham in 2000. Here, I teach at undergraduate level, supervise PhD students, and am Co-Director of the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action. I'm a social geographer whose research is informed by feminist and participatory theory and practice. I work on a range of issues around fear, violence and community safety; emotions and geopolitics; and participatory practice, politics, theory and activism. My research, teaching and public engagement activities are underpinned by a commitment to social justice. Recently I've worked on a number of participatory action research projects in the North East, with partners including refugee-led organisations, youth groups, Rivers Trusts and survivors of violence. As well as locating my own research and some training and teaching locally outside the University, I am involved in a number of initiatives to encourage two-way research collaborations, including the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action which develops and supports theory and practice around participatory action research at local, national and international levels. I'm also interested in the challenges that the idea of work life balance presents for academic business and cultures, and in supporting fairer institutional policies and practices for fractional, flexible and non-traditional workers. |