Vulnerability in a mobile world / edited by Helen Forbes-Mewett.

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Forbes-Mewett, Helen, 1955- [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781787569133
1787569136
9781787569119
178756911X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Vulnerability in a Mobile World.DDC classification:

128/.4 23

LOC classification:

BF698.35.V85 V85 2020

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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 some it means experiencing vulnerability.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 some it means experiencing vulnerability.

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