Social geography is a subdiscipline that focuses on everyday life and the way social groups interact with each other and the spaces in which they live. Social geography concentrates on divisions within society, initially class, ethnicity, and, to a lesser extent, religion; however, more recently others have been added, such as gender, sexual orientation, and age. Social Geography is primarily concerned with the ways in which social relations, identities and inequalities are created. How these social creations vary over space and the role of space in their construction is the principle distinction between sociology and social geography. The city with its specific functional specialization cast these social groups in its mould, resulting in the assimilation of diverse elements into a universal urban character. However, certain ethno-cultural identities (e.g., Blacks in American cities, North- Africans in France and Asians in Britain) were so strongly defined that they continued to defy the forces of assimilation. In a nutshell, social geography focuses on the scientific study of the relationship of society and space (spatial components). It is interested in answering the questions of how societal processes determine space and its structures and how spatial conditions determine the existence of societies. This comprehensive book helps in understanding the present social and cultural elements of human civilization and will be of immense value to the students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Geography.

Shankara Patel is an accomplished geographer specializing in social geography and environmental justice. His research investigates spatial inequalities, urbanization processes, and environmental impacts, contributing significantly to geographical education and policy discussions on social and environmental issues. His publications on spatial inequalities and urbanization have been published in geography journals, advocating for social and environmental equity through geographic research.