Peter Weichhart presents various socio-geographical approaches using numerous examples from research: from the establishment of social geography by Hans Bobek in the 1940s, through the Vienna-Munich School, to the action-theoretical social geography of Benno Werlen. Post-structuralist approaches and the New Cultural Geography are also considered as the latest developments in the field. In the second, revised edition, Weichhart includes, among other things, a detailed excursion on spatial constructions and a concluding chapter on the current state of social geography. This textbook, equipped with abundant illustrative material, succinctly presents the most important concepts and models of thought in social geography and offers students a clear introduction to the development of the discipline and its new research.