Address unknown : the homeless in America / James D. Wright ; with a new introduction by the author.

"Describes the nature of homelessness, its multiple causes, and its demographic, economic, sociological, and social policy antecedents. Finding the origins of the problem to be social and political rather than economic, Wright (human relations, Tulane) outlines remedies based on existing and mo...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Wright, James (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 The Human Faces of Homelessness
  • chapter 2 Homeless in America: The New American Nightmare
  • chapter 3 The Root Causes: Housing and Poverty
  • chapter 4 Who Are the Homeless!
  • chapter 5 How People Become Homeless
  • chapter 6 Drunk, Stoned, Crazy, and Sick
  • chapter 7 To Promote the Social Welfare
  • chapter 8 Who Can Be Helped, and How?