Davidson, Joyce (2000) A phenomenology of fear : Merleau-Ponty and agoraphobic life-worlds. Sociology of Health and Illness, 22 (5). pp. 640-660. ISSN 0141-9889
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This paper explores the nature of agoraphobic sufferers' fears of social spaces drawing on Merleau-Ponty's dual conceptions of 'lived' and 'objective' space. Merleau-Ponty's phenomenological approach highlights both the mediating role of sensations in acquiring a sense of identity and the importance of recognising the social (as opposed to the merely individual) construction of lived space. I argue that an approach capable of theorising agoraphobic 'being-in-the-world' requires just such recognition of the effect that other people have on the space that they occupy. The potential relevance of this approach for sufferers from agoraphobia is explored through a case study.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Sociology of Health and Illness |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | agoraphobia • Merleau‐Ponty • body-boundaries • lived space • self-identity |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Health and Medicine > Health Research |
| ID Code: | 14367 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 16 Oct 2008 14:04 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 15:13 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/14367 |
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