Social Geography

Introducing the debates that inform current social geographic research and theory and interrogating the historical development of social geography, Social Geography: A Critical Introduction explores how urban and rural spaces are organized in ways that construct and maintain social inequality. Puts into context the assumptions of various strains of social geographic thought as they have developed historically Assists students in addressing key social geographic questions and methodologies Provides a showcase for cutting edge work in the field Is written in an accessible and lively style, setting out a wide breadth of social geographic research

List of Figures vii List of Tables viii List of Boxes ix List of Abbreviations xi Acknowledgements xiii Cover Image xv Introduction 1 Part I Historicizing Social Geography: From Theory to Methodology 9 1 Social Geography? What’s That? 11 2 Social Geography in Three Acts and an Epilogue 29 3 Thinking Methodologically 63 Part II Social Geographies across the Life Course 95 4 Social Geography and the Geographies of Health 97 5 Communities and Organizations 125 6 Social Activism/Social Movements/Social Justice 154 Part III Social Geographies through the Life Course 183 7 On the Geographies of Children and Young People 185 8 Social Geographies of the “Mid-Life”? 211 9 Ageing and the “New” Social Geographies of Older People 238 Part IV Conclusions 265 10 Epilogue v. 2.0 267 11 Rethinking the Social Geographies of Difference and Inequality 275 References 282 Index 311