The homeless / Christopher Jencks.
Late in the 1970s, Americans began to notice more people sleeping in public places and wandering the streets. By the late 1980s, the homeless were everywhere--a grim reminder of America's social and economic troubles. Renowned social analyst Jencks discusses the causes and extent of this proble...
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Harvard University Press,
1994.
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Table of Contents:
- Counting the homeless
- Estimating the increase
- Emptying the back wards
- The crack epidemic
- Jobs and marriage
- The destruction of skid row
- Social skills and family ties
- Changes in the housing market
- Budget cuts and rent control
- Do shelters cause homelessness?
- Some partial solutions.