Better Times Than This - Youth Homelessness in Britain (Paperback, New)

If the supposedly disaffected young provide the subtext to so many of our social anxieties, then the young homeless loom larger here than most: our most vivid reminder of social exclusion, and exemplars too of what the tabloid press like to describe as the feckless, wilful poor. This book explores what life is really like for Britain's young homeless: estranged from their families, out of work and making do on the fringes of social security. The result is a vivid portrait of a pressing social problem. Based on extended fieldwork study - the author spent twelve months in the company of young people moving between hostel accommodation, rented bed-sit tenancies and episodes of street-sleeping - Better Times Than This is Britain's first full ethnographic study of youth homelessness.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2003
First published:	March 2003
Authors:	Tom Hall
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-1623-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents
LSN:	0-7453-1623-9
Barcode:	9780745316239

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