At Home on the Street: People, Poverty, and a Hidden Culture

At Home on the Street: People, Poverty, and a Hidden Culture of Homelessness
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In their compelling examination of what it means to be truly at home on the street, Jason Wasserman and Jeffrey Clair argue that programs and policies addressing homeless people too often serve only to alienate them. Wasserman and Clair delve into the complex realities of homelessness to paint a gripping picture of individuals - not cases or pathologies - living on the street and of their strategies for daily survival. By exploring the private spaces that those who are homeless create for themselves, as well as their prevailing social mores, the authors explain how well-intentioned policies and programs often only widen the gap between the indigent and mainstream society. The result is an unvarnished look at the culture of long-term homelessness and a fresh approach to reaching this resurgent population. In their compelling examination of what it means to be truly at home on the street, the authors argue that programs and policies designed to assist homeless people too often serve only to alienate them.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Manufacturer Lynne Rienner Pub
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781588267016
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781588267016
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Manufacturer	Lynne Rienner Pub
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781588267016
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781588267016
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

At Home on the Street: People, Poverty, and a Hidden Culture of Homelessness