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Emotions and the habitus: young people with socio-emotional differences (re)producing social, emotional and cultural capital in family and leisure space-times

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posted on 2013-09-05, 09:03 authored by Louise Holt, Sophie Bowlby, Jennifer Lea
In this paper we explore the importance of emotionally inter-dependent relationships to the functioning of embodied social capital and habitus. Drawing upon the experiences of young people with socio-emotional differences, we demonstrate how emotionally inter-dependent and relatively nurturing relationships are integral to the acquisition of social capital and to the co-construction and embodiment of habitus. The young people presented in this paper often had difficulties in forging social relationships and in acquiring symbolic and cultural capital in school spaces. However, we outline how these young people (re)produce and embody alternative kinds of habitus, based on emotionally reciprocal relationships forged through formal and informal leisure activities and familial and fraternal social relationships. These alternative forms of habitus provide sites of subjection, scope for acquiring social and cultural capital and a positive sense of identity in the face of problematic relations and experiences in school spaces. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Funding

This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) [grant number RES-062-23-1073-A].

History

School

  • Social Sciences

Department

  • Geography and Environment

Citation

HOLT, L., BOWLBY, S. and LEA, J., in press. Emotions and the habitus: young people with socio-emotional differences (re)producing social, emotional and cultural capital in family and leisure space-times. Emotion, Space and Society, (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.emospa.2013.02.002

Publisher

© Elsevier Ltd.

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2013

Notes

This article was published in the journal, Emotion, Space and Society [© Elsevier Ltd.] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2013.02.002

ISSN

1755-4586

Language

  • en