Concept information
Preferred term
geographies of fear
Definition
- Geographers who study fear are interested in its social and spatial rather than purely psychological qualities. Fear is an emotional reaction to a perceived threat that acquires meaning from its context. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Fear, Geographies of]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/geographies_of_fear
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