At home on the street : people, poverty, and a hidden culture of homelessness / Jason Adam Wasserman , Jeffrey Michael Clair.
Wasserman, Jason Adam.; Clair, Jeffrey M., 1958-
2010
HV4505 .W26 2010 (Mapit)
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Title At home on the street : people, poverty, and a hidden culture of homelessness / Jason Adam Wasserman , Jeffrey Michael Clair.
Author Wasserman, Jason Adam.
ISBN 9781588267016 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1588267016 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2010.
Language English
Description xi, 252 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number HV4505 .W26 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.50973
Summary An exploration of homelessness in the United States that discusses the living spaces created by the homeless and their social mores and contends social policies alienate instead of help those in need.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Clair, Jeffrey M., 1958-
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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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