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      The mobile hermit and the city: Considering links between places, objects, and identities in social psychological research on homelessness

      Hodgetts, Darrin; Stolte, Ottilie Emma Elisabeth; Chamberlain, Kerry; Radley, Alan; Groot, Shiloh Ann Maree; Nikora, Linda Waimarie
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       10.1348/014466609X450465
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      Hodgetts, D., Stolte, O., Chamberlain, K., Radley, A., Groot, S. & Nikora, L.W. (2010). The mobile hermit and the city: Considering links between places, objects, and identities in social psychological research on homelessness. British Journal of Social Psychology, 49(2), 285-303.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/4082
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      This article explores aspects of a homeless man's everyday life and his use of material objects to maintain a sense of place in the city. We are interested in the complex functions of walking, listening and reading as social practices central to how this man forges a life as a mobile hermit across physical and imagined locales. This highlights connections between physical place, use of material objects, imagination, and sense of self. Our analysis illustrates the value of paying attention to geographical locations and objects in social psychological research on homelessness.
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      2010
      Type
      Journal Article
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      The British Psychological Society
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