The symbolic burden of homelessness: Towards a theory of youth homelessness as embodied subjectivity

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-87

  Farrugia, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

age groups; Bourdieu; embodiment; homelessness; power relations; sociological theory; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952606925     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783310380989     Document Type: Article

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