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Homelessness in the United States - Volume II: Data and Issues (Hardcover, New)
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Homelessness in the United States - Volume II: Data and Issues (Hardcover, New)
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This is the second of Momeni's two-volume series on homelessness in
the United States. While volume I concentrated on the statewide
distribution, variations, trends, and characteristics of the
homeless population, the present volume addresses the problem of
data collection and specific causes and issues that relate to
homelessness. Unique in its attempt to bring systematic data and
analysis to bear on the subject, this groundbreaking study focuses
upon such critical areas as drug abuse among the homeless, the
housing situation that gives rise to homelessness, homeless
children, food sources, and problems of employment. Although the
contributors approach the topic from a number of different
perspectives, they are united in their conclusion that realistic
solutions to the problem of homelessness rest not in establishing
new and dramatic programs, but rather in forging links between
government and private agencies to create a system-wide response to
the multiple needs of the homeless population. In addition to
exploring the serious and persistent problems homeless people face,
the contributors highlight the difficulties inherent in measuring
the extent of homelessness accurately, concluding that efforts to
do so are likely to produce an undercount. A number of chapters
provide a clearer picture of the homeless population in America by
examining both the socioeconomic and demographic correlates and the
social-psychiatric dimensions of homelessness. Finally, the
contributors compare and contrast the characteristics of
homelessness and the methods of dealing with the problem in the
United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Two concluding essays
provide an overview of homelessness on the national level and
propose public policies likely to be most effective in reducing
homelessness. Numerous tables and figures illustrate points made in
the text. Students of social sciences, social practitioners, and
public policymakers will find Homelessness in America provocative
reading, and a reliable source of data and analysis.
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