The geographies of UK university halls of residence: examining students' embodiment of social capital
dc.contributor.author | Holton, Mark | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-29T09:58:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-29T09:58:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1473-3285 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1473-3277 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/4974 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Recent investigations into ‘student geographies’ have recognised the complex ways in which students from different backgrounds go about ‘fitting in’ among their peers within universitymanaged accommodation. Halls have been characterised in the literature as highly pressurised spaces in which multiple (and potentially conflicting) identities can perpetuate disadvantage through incongruous accessibility to student-centric social activities and behaviours. This paper joins these debates by critically examining universities’ ‘Student Accommodation’ web pages alongside qualitative interviews in order to question notions of halls being inclusive and encouraging a cultural mix. Using Bourdieu’s reading of social capital this paper suggests that, while these spaces may perpetuate disadvantaged access to social capital, some students may transcend this, drawing on other forms of non-student social capital which legitimises their position among their peers in halls. This adds to previous discussions of ‘difference’ by highlighting the power of social capital in transforming individuals’ positions within social groupings. | |
dc.format.extent | 63-76 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Informa UK Limited | |
dc.subject | halls of residence | |
dc.subject | students | |
dc.subject | social capital | |
dc.subject | student geographies | |
dc.subject | difference | |
dc.subject | higher education | |
dc.title | The geographies of UK university halls of residence: examining students' embodiment of social capital | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Article | |
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plymouth.issue | 14 | |
plymouth.volume | 1 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Children's Geographies | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/14733285.2014.979134 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA14 Geography and Environmental Studies | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)/CeRES (Reporting) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2017-07-01 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1473-3277 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | 18 months | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1080/14733285.2014.979134 | |
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rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |