The Homeless (Paperback, Revised)

How widespread is homelessness, how did it happen, and what can be done about it? These are the questions explored by Christopher Jencks, one of America's foremost analysts of social problems. Jencks examines the standard explanations and finds that the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill, the invention of crack cocaine, rising joblessness among men, declining marriage rates, cuts in welfare benefits and the desruction of skid row have all played a role. Changes in the housing market have had less impact than many claim, however, and real federal housing subsidies actually doubled during the 1980s. Not confining his mission to studying the homeless, Jencks proposes several practical approaches to helping the homeless.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1995
First published:	March 1995
Authors:	Christopher Jencks
Dimensions:	221 x 141 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-40596-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness Promotions
LSN:	0-674-40596-X
Barcode:	9780674405967

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