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Social Geographies: From Difference to Action/

By: Ruth PanelliMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York; SAGE, 2012ISBN: 9781446220351Online resources: Click here to access online

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Part I: Introductions and Negotiations Chapter 1: Contemporary Social Geographies: Perspectives on Difference, Identity, Power and Action Book Structure Writing from ‘Somewhere’ Chapter 2: Contemporary Social Geographies: Negotiating Science, Theories and Positions Introduction Science: Specific Constructions of Knowledge Theory: Making Meaning and/or Explanations Negotiating Theoretical Approaches: Dynamics, Interconnections and Palimpsest Social Geography as a Negotiation of Positions Summary Suggested Reading Part II: Categories of Social Difference Chapter 3: Class Introduction Defining Class: Social Groups Based on Material Conditions and Relations Contrasting Geographies of Class Conclusions, Challenges and Connections Summary Suggested Reading Chapter 4: Gender Introduction Defining Gender: Drawing on (Disciplinary) Experience and Theory Contrasting Geographies of Gender Connections and Challenges for Geographies of Gender Summary Suggested Reading Chapter 5: Race and Ethnicity Introduction Defining Race and Ethnicity Contrasting Geographies of Race and Ethnicity Conclusions, Challenges and Connections Summary Suggested Reading Chapter 6: Sexuality Introduction Defining and Theorizing Sexuality Early Geographies: Mapping and Explaining Patterns of Sexuality Contemporary Geographies: Mapping Sexual Identities, Power Relations and Queer Alternatives Conclusions and Connections Summary Suggested Reading Part III: Across and Beyond Social Difference Chapter 7: Identity Introduction: Recognizing Social Difference Through Expressions of Identity Conceptualizing Identity Geographies of Identity Conclusions Summary Suggested Reading Chapter 8: Power Introductions: Understanding Social Difference Through Questions of Power Approaching Power: Contrasting Theories Geographies of Power Conclusions Summary Suggested Reading Chapter 9: Social Action Introduction Defining and Understanding Social Action Comparing Geographies of Social Action Conclusions Summary Suggested Reading Part IV: Conclusions and Outlooks Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions A Review Synthesis and Future Directions Summary Suggested Reading Part V: Individual Social Geographies

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Part I: Introductions and Negotiations

Chapter 1: Contemporary Social Geographies: Perspectives on Difference, Identity, Power and Action
Book Structure
Writing from ‘Somewhere’

Chapter 2: Contemporary Social Geographies: Negotiating Science, Theories and Positions
Introduction
Science: Specific Constructions of Knowledge
Theory: Making Meaning and/or Explanations
Negotiating Theoretical Approaches: Dynamics, Interconnections and Palimpsest
Social Geography as a Negotiation of Positions
Summary
Suggested Reading

Part II: Categories of Social Difference

Chapter 3: Class
Introduction
Defining Class: Social Groups Based on Material Conditions and Relations
Contrasting Geographies of Class
Conclusions, Challenges and Connections
Summary
Suggested Reading

Chapter 4: Gender
Introduction
Defining Gender: Drawing on (Disciplinary) Experience and Theory
Contrasting Geographies of Gender
Connections and Challenges for Geographies of Gender
Summary
Suggested Reading

Chapter 5: Race and Ethnicity
Introduction
Defining Race and Ethnicity
Contrasting Geographies of Race and Ethnicity
Conclusions, Challenges and Connections
Summary
Suggested Reading

Chapter 6: Sexuality
Introduction
Defining and Theorizing Sexuality
Early Geographies: Mapping and Explaining Patterns of Sexuality
Contemporary Geographies: Mapping Sexual Identities, Power Relations and Queer Alternatives
Conclusions and Connections
Summary
Suggested Reading
Part III: Across and Beyond Social Difference

Chapter 7: Identity
Introduction: Recognizing Social Difference Through Expressions of Identity
Conceptualizing Identity
Geographies of Identity
Conclusions
Summary
Suggested Reading

Chapter 8: Power
Introductions: Understanding Social Difference Through Questions of Power
Approaching Power: Contrasting Theories
Geographies of Power
Conclusions
Summary
Suggested Reading

Chapter 9: Social Action
Introduction
Defining and Understanding Social Action
Comparing Geographies of Social Action
Conclusions
Summary
Suggested Reading

Part IV: Conclusions and Outlooks

Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions
A Review
Synthesis and Future Directions
Summary
Suggested Reading

Part V: Individual Social Geographies

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