Homelessness in America [3 volumes]
- ISBN-10
- 0275995569
- ISBN-13
- 9780275995560
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 672
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-30
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Robert Hartmann McNamara
Description
Homelessness is one of the most compelling social problems in the United States. Dating from the early years in Colonial America to the current problems relating to homeless women and children, homelessness has been the topic of discussion of scholars, social activists, and policy makers. Many types of social problems are linked to homelessness, including poverty, substance abuse, foster care, and crime. As a result, unpacking the issues has proven to be a challenge for anyone interested in this topic. Homelessness in America offers an assessment of what is known about each segment of the homeless population, which contrary to conventional belief, is comprised of a wide variety of faces from many backgrounds. It explains linkages to other social issues and provides a balanced overview of homelessness in light of the varying perspectives on the topic. While much of what has been written about homelessness has come from the academic perspective, agendas often interfere with an accurate understanding of the problem. Clearly, there is a place for other types of perspectives, including those that view homelessness through political and legal lenses. These groups have provided us with a robust body of information within which we may better understand the questions relating to homelessness. McNamara has brought together the voices of these groups in order to reveal the numerous political, economic, and social constraints that beset current attempts to solve homelessness. In addition, the commonly held belief that homelessness is a result of laziness or a poor work ethic is turned on its head to reveal that homelessness is truly a multifaceted and complex issue.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Class in America: An Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia
By Robert E. WeirSylvia Jarrico, the wife of blacklisted writer Paul Jarrico, noted that after the Red Scare of the early 1950s, ... 1909–1929 (2000); Tom Zaniello, Working Stiffs, Union Maids, Reds and Riffraff: An Expanded Guide to Films about Labor ...
-
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans at Risk [3 volumes]: Problems and Solutions [3 volumes]
By Chuck StewartProblems and Solutions [3 volumes] Chuck Stewart. family member once they come out, either on their own terms or ... homelessness among queer youths is more complex than family conflicts.
-
Mental Health and Mental Disorders [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Conditions, Treatments, and Well-Being [3 volumes]
By Len SperryAn Encyclopedia of Conditions, Treatments, and Well-Being [3 volumes] Len Sperry. Bassuk , Ellen L. “ Ending Child Homelessness in America . ” American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 80 , no . 4 ( 2010 ) : 496-504 . Hodgson , Kate J ...
-
Aging in America [3 volumes]
By John C. Cavanaugh, Christine K. Cavanaugh167–194). New York: Springer. Rowles, G., & Watkins, J. (2003). History, habit, heart and hearth: On making spaces into places. In K. W. Schaie, H. W. Wahl, H. Mollenkopf, & F. Oswald (Eds.), Aging Independently: Living Arrangements and ...
-
Way Home
By Corcoran Gallery of ArtThis eye-opening book documents the plight of the homeless in cities and towns across America and points the way to lasting solutions. Royalties will benefit the National Alliance to End...
-
Homelessness in America: A Reference Handbook
By Michele WakinWhat can be done to help homeless people who live with mental illness and/or addiction problems? Homelessness in America: A Reference Handbook answers all of these questions and more.
-
Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations that Shaped America: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection [3 volumes]
By Scott H. Ainsworth Ph.D., Brian M. HarwardCarjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives. New York: St. Martin's Press. Seiler, Cotten. 2008. Republic of Drivers: A Cultural History of Automobility in America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
-
Ideas and Movements that Shaped America: From the Bill of Rights to "Occupy Wall Street" [3 volumes]: From the Bill...
By Michael Green, Scott L. StablerThe St. Louis African American Community and the Exodusters. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press. Painter, Nell Irvin. 1977. Exodusters: Black Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
-
Bringing Human Rights Home
By Martha F. Davis, Cynthia Soohoo, Catherine AlbisaUnder the care of his father and stepmother, Hannah Katakov—who raised little Lazar and his older five siblings—Henkin learned the importance of hard ... At home my sisters spoke Russian quite fluently, but at home we spoke Yiddish.
-
American Political Culture: An Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia
By Mark J. Rozell, Ted G. Jelen, Michael Shally-JensenBoston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Simon, Jonathan. 2007. Governing through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear. New York: Oxford University Press. Sinclair, Barbara. 2006.