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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810116003321

Titolo

Geographies of children, youth and families : an international perspective / / edited by Louise Holt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-19125-5

1-283-04521-4

9786613045218

1-135-19126-3

0-203-86330-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoltLouise <1975->

Disciplina

306.85

Soggetti

Children

Youth

Families

Human geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

theme 1. Bodies and identities -- theme 2. The home, family and intergenerational relationships -- theme 3. Cities and/or public spaces -- theme 4. Institutional spaces.

Sommario/riassunto

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 yo