Young People’s Daily Mobilities in Sub-Saharan Africa : Moving Young Lives / / by Gina Porter, Kate Hampshire, Albert Abane, Alister Munthali, Elsbeth Robson, Mac Mashiri

• Autore: Porter Gina
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2017.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XI, 250 p. 6 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 320.96
• Soggetto topico: Africa—Politics and government; Ethnology—Africa; Social policy; Childhood; Adolescence; African Politics; African Culture; Children, Youth and Family Policy; Childhood, Adolescence and Society
• Persona (resp. second.): HampshireKate; AbaneAlbert; MunthaliAlister; RobsonElsbeth; MashiriMac
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction: children, young people and the ‘mobilities turn’ in sub-Saharan Africa -- 2. Identifying research gaps and building a field research methodology with young people -- 3. Experiencing the journey to school: rural and urban narratives -- 4. Balancing the load: mobility, work and income generation -- 5. Beyond the school and working day: building connections through play, leisure, worship and other social contact -- 6. Mobility and health: young people’s health-seeking behaviour and physical access to health services -- 7. Negotiating transport, travel and traffic, part 1: walking and cycling -- 8. Negotiating transport, travel and traffic, part 2: motor-mobility, traffic risk and road safety -- 9. Conclusion: Reflecting on theory and method, practice and policy.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the daily mobilities and immobilities of children and young people in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors draw on findings from rural and urban field research extending over many years, culminating in a 24-site study across three African countries: Ghana, Malawi, and South Africa. Wider reflections on gender, relationality, the politics of mobility, and field methodology frame the study. By bringing together diverse strands of a complex daily mobilities picture-from journeys for education, work, play/leisure and health, to associated experiences of different transport modes, road safety, and the virtual mobility now afforded by mobile phones-the book helps fill a knowledge gap with crucial significance for development policy and practice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Young People’s Daily Mobilities in Sub-Saharan Africa
• ISBN: 1-137-45431-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154820603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthropology, Change, and Development