Vulnerability in a mobile world /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Forbes-Mewett, Helen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Θέματα: Vulnerability (Personality trait); Cell phones.; Psychology, Personality.; The self, ego, identity, personality.

Populations across the world are becoming increasingly mobile for many different reasons. Some are searching for a better and safer life, others migrate for economic or environmental purposes, education, or identity formation. While mobility may bring better life-chances, this book shows that for so...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction / Helen Forbes-Mewett
• 2. Defining vulnerability / Helen Forbes-Mewett and Kien Nguyen-Trung
• 3. Rethinking individual vulnerability and homelessness in Singapore / Harry Tan
• 4. Urbanisation, vulnerability and police legitimacy / Allegra Clare Schermuly
• 5. Vulnerability to natural disasters: the case of Vietnam's Mekong Delta / Kien Nguyen-Trung
• 6. Refugee and asylum seeker vulnerability in the context of resettlement: the role of humanitarian organisations in Australia and Italy / Gianluigi Rotondo
• 7. International student migration and mental health / Jiamin Gan and Helen Forbes-Mewett
• 8. Young people's perceptions of intercultural relationships / Anita McDonald-Doh
• 9. Negotiating 'vulnerability' in a 'mobile' world: tween girls' dressing in Singapore and YouTube / Bernice Loh
• 10. Conclusion / Helen Forbes-Mewett
• Index.