A Companion to Social Geography

Despite claims about the "death of social geography" in the 1990s, the sub-discipline has since been rethought and there has been a resurgent concern for and interest in social geographic thought and practice. This volume traces the complexity of social geography as it is practiced and discussed in both its historical and present contexts. Taking in the major debates and practices of social geography this companion works across the theoretical, methodological, practical, and political concerns that make social geography so important to the field of geography more broadly. Structured to encourage readers to confront the ontological tensions that run through social geographic thought, this volume does not resolve these tensions, but calls on readers to think about their own theoretical and political positions and asks them to consider how their intellectual choices compel them to appreciate the way they frame their social geographies. A Companion to Social Geography covers traditional topics such as gender, race, class, sexuality, ­marginalization, and care and caring, whilst also challenging the common assumptions that restrict the possibilities for provocative growth in the sub-discipline.