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At home on the street : people, poverty, and a hidden culture of homelessness / Jason Adam Wasserman , Jeffrey Michael Clair.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2010.Description: xi, 252 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781588267252 (alk. paper)
  • 9781588267016 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV4505 .W26 2010
Contents:
Introduction: homelessness in the United States -- Accessing a hidden population -- Describing those who are homeless -- Causes of homelessness -- Urban space and relations on the street -- The complex dispositions of those on the street -- Street identities and creative resistance -- Business, politics, and the moving ghetto -- Homeless services: healing the sick -- Religious approaches: saving souls -- Conclusion: improving research, improving policy.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241) and index.

Introduction: homelessness in the United States -- Accessing a hidden population -- Describing those who are homeless -- Causes of homelessness -- Urban space and relations on the street -- The complex dispositions of those on the street -- Street identities and creative resistance -- Business, politics, and the moving ghetto -- Homeless services: healing the sick -- Religious approaches: saving souls -- Conclusion: improving research, improving policy.

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