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Title

Wanted: 'place' to fill vacancy in roomy, well appointed 'space' within youth sociology: available immediately

Author(s)

Geldens, Paula M.

Abstract

Leading scholars suggest that contemporary social processes and pressures have diminished the importance of ‘place’. In the wake of the powerful discourses around globalisation, place has been largely relegated to the ‘spatially oriented’ fields. This paper argues that this construct remains a valuable, though under exploited tool for understanding. It is proposed that the field of youth sociology is well positioned to lead a resurgence in a more overtly, heterogenous and multi dimensional understanding of place.

Publication type

Conference paper

Source

Proceedings of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference 2005, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 05-08 December 2005

Publication year

2005

Keyword(s)

Human geography;  Identity;  Place;  Sociology;  Youth

Publisher

Sociological Association of Australia

ISBN

0959846050

Publisher URL

http://www.tasa.org.au/conferencepapers05/pages/refereed_papers.htm

Copyright

Copyright © 2005 Paula M. Geldens. Published version of this paper reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher

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