ABSTRACT

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:
* pregnancy, childbirth, teenagers and parenthood
* migration
* the threat and reality of violence
* illness and disability
* bereavement, the ensuing family responsibilities and death itself.
It includes case studies from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and the USA.

chapter 3|16 pages

MESSAGES ABOUT ADOLESCENT IDENTITY

chapter 4|18 pages

SCHOOLIES WEEK AS A RITE OF PASSAGE

chapter 5|14 pages

PREGNANT BODIES, PUBLIC SCRUTINY

chapter 6|14 pages

BODILY SPEAKING

chapter 7|22 pages

PUTTING PARENTS IN THEIR PLACE

chapter 9|14 pages

LIFE AT THE MARGINS

chapter 10|18 pages

JOURNEYING THROUGH M.E.

chapter 12|16 pages

EMBODYING OLD AGE

chapter 13|16 pages

THE TRANSITION INTO ELDERCARE

chapter 14|16 pages

SINGAPORE’S WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS

chapter 15|16 pages

THE BODY AFTER DEATH