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Homelessness and the Politics of Social Exclusion (Paperback)
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Homelessness and the Politics of Social Exclusion (Paperback)
Series: Topical Issues of American Behavioral Scientist
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"Homelessness is not one problem, but many different kinds of
problems involving many different kinds of people, each of them
homeless for different reasons or who have become homeless in
different ways... Among the homeless of today are men, women,
children, and whole families; victims of domestic violence and male
abandonment; young, middle-aged, and elderly; veterans; illegal
immigrants; persons of every ethnic description; people who are
homeless for strictly economic reasons; others who are homeless
because they drink and drug too much; the lucid and the deranged;
and on through a long list...." James Wright University of Central
Florida Bringing together international perspectives from
sociology, political science, public policy, criminology, urban
studies, adolescent research, and social work, this fascinating
April 2005 issue of American Behavioral Scientist (ABS), entitled
Homelessness and the Politics of Social Exclusion focuses on
pioneering research about how the homeless are marginalized in
societies around the world and the consequences of this social
exclusion. Based on presentations at the American Sociological
Association's 2003 Annual Meeting, the authors of this unique
volume discuss: Why the characteristics of both Los Angeles and
Berlin homeless populations are similar despite different welfare
systems and public policies (von Mahs) How staff create, sustain,
and escalate conflict in a drop-in center for street kids (Joniak)
Structural changes in Japanese society and the recent growth of
homelessness (Hasegawa) The risks and conditions of semipermanent
makeshift housing such as RVs (Wakin) Whether the presence of
homeless persons near or in residential areas is a mark of
encroaching urban disorder that undermines neighborhood quality and
engenders fear among neighborhood residents (Farrell) Marginality
and criminal victimization among homeless people (Lee and Schreck)
The complex relationships between homeless women and their intimate
partners (Wesley and Wright) How peer networks affect substance
abuse among newly homeless adolescents (Rice, Milburn,
Rotherham-Borus, Mallett, and Rosenthal) Negotiating rules, power
and social control within an emergency youth shelter (Armaline)
Whether the original cause of a person's homelessness is economic,
social, cultural or political, homelessness carries a stigma This
absorbing issue of American Behavioral Scientist offers new ways of
observing this global social problem and should be included in
every sociology, social work, and political science library!
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