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Author:   Juliet Watson (RMIT University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.430kg
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9781138714649

ISBN 10:   113871464
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   03 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: youth homelessness, gender, and the significance of survival sex Introduction What is survival sex? Reconceptualising survival sex Defining homelessness Applying a gendered lens to homelessness Conceptualising the home in relation to homelessness Constructing gendered subjectivities The research project The significance of experience: a narrative approach Chapter map References Chapter 2. Young homeless women and the neoliberal subject Introduction Neoliberalism The neoliberal subject Contemporary conditions of youth homelessness Discourse, power, and intersectionality Youth transitions—locating young people in post-industrial capitalist society Individualisation Homelessness, individualisation, and class Young women ‘at risk’ Postfeminism Postfeminism as anti-feminism Postfeminism as a conceptual shift within feminism Postfeminist critical analysis Conclusion References Chapter 3. Social capital, performativity, and gendered subjectivities in the homeless sphere Introduction Gender, homelessness, and subjectivity Social capital theory Capital The field Habitus Embodiment Symbolic violence and romantic love Performativity Feminine capital Vicarious physical capital Conclusion References Chapter 4. Survival sex, stigma, and managing material conditions ‘A butterfly’—Hayley’s story Introduction Gender, homelessness, and stigma—‘Just a piece of meat’ (Hayley) Stigma and social capital—‘I was a junkie, slut, alcoholic person, or something’ (Nicki) Survival sex and vulnerability—‘He didn’t want me there once he found out that I had a boyfriend’ (Alice) Stigma and subjectivities—‘I’ve got standards and I’m a nice person’ (Jessie) Material support—‘It was just ’cause I’d seen the pretty side of things’ (Sarah) Conclusion References Chapter 5. Survival sex and gender-based violence ‘My yo-yo life’—Jessie’s story Introduction Violence and homelessness—‘I’ve put myself in situations that I could’ve stayed away from’ (Jessie) Feminine capital and physical protection—‘I didn’t want to be by myself because I was scared’ (Hayley) Vicarious physical capital—‘I know people were scared of him’ (Hayley) Violence in intimate relationships—‘I don’t know what I was doing wrong’ (Jessie) Intimate relationships and the depletion of capital—‘No one wanted me at their place with him around’ (Nikita) Intimate relationships and romantic discourse—‘I say that ""I love you"" and everything’s OK again’ (Hayley) Conclusion References Chapter 6. Intimate relationships, social exclusion, and belonging ‘The little black duck: at the end of day it does have a life’—Nikita’s story Introduction Homelessness and social exclusion—‘The word homeless does actually kill’ (Lexi) Social exclusion and performativity—‘You become inconsistent and everyone looks at you badly ’cause your performance is bad’ (Elle) Seeking stability and belonging from survival sex—‘I’ve got something, I’ve got a life. I’ve got a boyfriend. Look at me’ (Hayley) The pressures of homelessness on intimate relationships—‘There’s not really much happiness and joy’ (Nikita) Maintaining subjectivity stability through adversity—‘I think going through so much has made us so much stronger’ (Bianca) Intimate relationships in homeless spaces—‘In a normal society you’d be in your own home’ (Hayley) Conclusion References Chapter 7. Constructing authentic selves ‘Searching for your identity’—Lexi’s story Introduction Making the right choice, authenticity, and subject positions—‘When you know what you want, you will achieve it’ (Lexi) Postfeminism and choice—‘I don’t really think about it as feminism, I just think, tough chick’ (Angela) The choice to be single: necessity—‘Two people, it’s harder than one’ (Elle) The choice to be single: resistance—‘When the time is for me, then I’ll be settling down’ (Lexi) The choice to leave an abusive intimate relationship: refusing to be a victim—‘I got a backbone and I said ""no more""’ (Sarah) The choice to leave an abusive intimate relationship: becoming a mother—‘Past the brink of had enough’ (Angela) The choice to leave an abusive intimate relationship: the importance of capital—‘They’d made me see things that I couldn’t see when I was in it’ (Nikita) Choosing intimate relationships—‘I don’t think it’s really homelessness that defines my relationship’ (Alice) Conclusion References Chapter 8. Conclusion: diversifying homelessness Introduction Destabilising discourses: making structures visible Youth transitions Individualisation Postfeminism Subjectivity construction Managing material conditions Managing violence Managing social exclusion Narratives of choice Final words References Appendix: more stories Alice—The shift from having my family as a family to having Chris as a family Amina—Through high aspiration comes firm resolve Amy—My life Angela—The ‘how to’ and ‘how not to’ live life in Melbourne Bianca—Life as a house Elle—The puzzle Nicki—Crap life Paige—How can you put a title on something like that? Pauline—My life Sarah—Simple life Index"

Reviews

Young women's homelessness is often hidden from view - not showing up in official statistics nor in popular representations of `rough sleepers'. In this important and original new study, Juliet Watson vividly illuminates young women's experiences. In doing so she makes us question our understandings of both homelessness and of transactional sex, opening up nuanced ways of thinking about the intimate relationships women build in order to survive. Rosalind Gill, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, City University of London, UK In Youth Homelessness and Survival Sex, Juliet Watson offers a compelling and confronting account of how young women face, understand, and manage the risks they face in homelessness. Through exceptional empirical research, deep theoretical expertise, and sensitive engagement with experiences of poverty, gendered violence, and social exclusion, Watson illuminates how these young women make strategic use of heteronormative femininity in their search for security, survival, and resources. This is an important and valuable book that reinforces the critical importance of gender analysis of precarious lives.ã JaneMaree Maher, Director, Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Monash University, Australia In this fascinating and disturbing book, Juliet Watson provides us with a scholarly yet unflinching examination of the reality of survival sex for young homeless women. She shines much needed light on a topic that is too often referred to in passing, and seldom given the in-depth consideration it deserves. Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Professor of Housing and Social Policy in the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Environment and Real Estate (I-SPHERE), Heriot-Watt University, UK

Young women's homelessness is often hidden from view - not showing up in official statistics nor in popular representations of `rough sleepers'. In this important and original new study, Juliet Watson vividly illuminates young women's experiences. In doing so she makes us question our understandings of both homelessness and of transactional sex, opening up nuanced ways of thinking about the intimate relationships women build in order to survive. Rosalind Gill, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, City University of London, UK In Youth Homelessness and Survival Sex, Juliet Watson offers a compelling and confronting account of how young women face, understand, and manage the risks they face in homelessness. Through exceptional empirical research, deep theoretical expertise, and sensitive engagement with experiences of poverty, gendered violence, and social exclusion, Watson illuminates how these young women make strategic use of heteronormative femininity in their search for security, survival, and resources. This is an important and valuable book that reinforces the critical importance of gender analysis of precarious lives. JaneMaree Maher, Director, Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Monash University, Australia In this fascinating and disturbing book, Juliet Watson provides us with a scholarly yet unflinching examination of the reality of survival sex for young homeless women. She shines much needed light on a topic that is too often referred to in passing, and seldom given the in-depth consideration it deserves. Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Professor of Housing and Social Policy in the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Environment and Real Estate (I-SPHERE), Heriot-Watt University, UK

Young women's homelessness is often hidden from view - not showing up in official statistics nor in popular representations of `rough sleepers'. In this important and original new study, Juliet Watson vividly illuminates young women's experiences. In doing so she makes us question our understandings of both homelessness and of transactional sex, opening up nuanced ways of thinking about the intimate relationships women build in order to survive. Rosalind Gill, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, City University of London, UK In Youth Homelessness and Survival Sex, Juliet Watson offers a compelling and confronting account of how young women face, understand and manage the risks they face in homelessness. Through exceptional empirical research, deep theoretical expertise and sensitive engagement with experiences of poverty, gendered violence and social exclusion, Watson illuminates how these young women make strategic use of heteronormative femininity in their search for security, survival and resources. This is an important and valuable book that reinforces the critical importance of gender analysis of precarious lives.ã JaneMaree Maher, Director, Centre for Women's Studies & Gender Research, Monash University, Australia

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Juliet Watson is a lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, at RMIT University, Australia.

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