Geographies of Children, Youth and Families An International Perspective [Paperback]

This edited collection brings together international experts from the vibrant and growing field of geographies of children, youth and families.

Designed as an introduction to the topic, this book provides an overview of current conceptual and theoretical debates surrounding geographies of children, youth and families, and gives a wide range of examples of cutting-edge research from a variety of national contexts across the globe. The theme of disentangling the socio-spatial contexts of young people and/or their families advances debates in the field by emphasising the context of young peoples social agency.

Geographies of Children, Youth and Familiesis an invaluable course text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of geography and the social sciences, as well as being of interest to students and practitioners of education, youth work, social policy, and social work.

1. Introduction: Geographies of Children, Youth and Families, Disentangling the Socio-Spatial Contexts of Young People Across the Globalising World by Louise Holt  2. Geographies of Children, Youth and Families: Defining Achievements, Debating the Agenda by Sarah L. Holloway and Helena Pimlott-Wilson  Part 1: Bodies and Identities  3. Foucault's Children by Chris Philo  4. Building a Sense of Community: Children, Bodies and Social Cohesion by Peter J. Hemming  5. Shutting the Bathroom Door: Parents, Young Teenagers and the Negotiation of Bodily Boundaries at Home by Ruth Lewis  Part 2: The Home, Family and Intergenerational Relationships  6. The Search for Belonging: Youth Identities and Transitions to Adulthood in an African Refugee Context by Kate Hampshire, Gina Porter, Kate Kilpatrick, Peter Kyei, Michael Adjaloo, and George Oppong&nblS‹