Geographies of Home: What is home and why do we say 'geographies' rather than 'a geography' of home?

In the western world, one's place of residence is often referred to as one's home, however the concept of 'home' is far broader than this. In order for the idea of 'home' to be examined, we must first reinterpret the meaning of home. This essay will show that there are a number of factors which combine to give different people different perceptions of 'home'. For the purposes of this study, the ideas of belonging, territoriality, …showed first 75 words of 1251 total…

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