Embodied GeographiesElizabeth Kenworthy Teather Embodied Geographies provides a comprehensive account of different types of life crises which develop our identities and affect how we live our lives. Chapters focus on: |
Contents
GEOGRAPHIES OF PERSONAL DISCOVERY | 1 |
2 THE EXPANDING WORLDS OF MIDDLE CHILDHOOD | 27 |
3 MESSAGES ABOUT ADOLESCENT IDENTITY | 43 |
4 SCHOOLIES WEEK AS A RITE OF PASSAGE | 59 |
5 PREGNANT BODIES PUBLIC SCRUTINY | 77 |
6 BODILY SPEAKING | 91 |
7 PUTTING PARENTS IN THEIR PLACE | 105 |
8 WOMENS EXPERIENCES OF VIOLENCE OVER THE LIFECOURSE | 127 |
10 JOURNEYING THROUGH ME | 157 |
11 IDENTITY AND HOME IN THE MIGRATORY EXPERIENCE OF RECENT HONG KONG CHINESECANADIAN MIGRANTS | 175 |
12 EMBODYING OLD AGE | 193 |
13 THE TRANSITION INTO ELDERCARE | 209 |
14 SINGAPORES WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS | 225 |
15 THE BODY AFTER DEATH | 241 |
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Embodied Geographies: Spaces, Bodies and Rites of Passage Elizabeth Kenworthy Teather Limited preview - 1999 |
Embodied Geographies: Spaces, Bodies and Rites of Passage Elizabeth Kenworthy Teather No preview available - 1999 |
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