Confronting Homelessness : Poverty, Politics, and the Failure of Social Policy /
Wagner, David
Confronting Homelessness : Poverty, Politics, and the Failure of Social Policy / Jennifer Barton Gilman, David Wagner. - 1 online resource (207 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Homelessness: From Crisis to Routine -- 2 The Rise and Fall of a Social Problem -- 3 A Brief History of Homelessness -- 4 Recognizing and Naming a Crisis, 1979–1982 -- 5 Modest Victories, 1983–1988 -- 6 Criminalization and Compassion Fatigue, 1989–1993 -- 7 From Social Problem to Bureaucratic Problem, 1994–Present -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
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A major reconsideration of homelessness from the 1970s to the present, critically evaluating how society responds to crises of inequality and stratification.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781588269232
10.1515/9781588269232 doi
Homelessness--United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness.
HV4505 / .W233 2012eb
362.5/925610973
Confronting Homelessness : Poverty, Politics, and the Failure of Social Policy / Jennifer Barton Gilman, David Wagner. - 1 online resource (207 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Homelessness: From Crisis to Routine -- 2 The Rise and Fall of a Social Problem -- 3 A Brief History of Homelessness -- 4 Recognizing and Naming a Crisis, 1979–1982 -- 5 Modest Victories, 1983–1988 -- 6 Criminalization and Compassion Fatigue, 1989–1993 -- 7 From Social Problem to Bureaucratic Problem, 1994–Present -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
A major reconsideration of homelessness from the 1970s to the present, critically evaluating how society responds to crises of inequality and stratification.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781588269232
10.1515/9781588269232 doi
Homelessness--United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness.
HV4505 / .W233 2012eb
362.5/925610973