Longing for Belonging Among the Marginalized in Urban Australia

This book elucidates the citizenship experiences of marginalized groups in urban Australia under neoliberal governance, and identifies a new sense of belonging based on care ethics that has developed among these groups, beyond racial and ethnic differences that could challenge neoliberal ideology.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Citizenship, Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 2: Transition of "Ideal" Citizenship in Australia
Chapter 3: Indigenous People and Sense of Belonging
Chapter 4: African Refugees and Sense of Belonging
Chapter 5: Impoverished Anglo-Australians and Sense of Belonging
Chapter 6: Civil Communities and New Sense of Belonging
Conclusion
References
About the Author

About the author

Ritsuko Kurita is associate professor of foreign languages at Kanagawa University.

Product details

• Authors: Ritsuko Kurita
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2024
• EAN: 9781666956443
• ISBN: 978-1-66695-644-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life