Homelessness in America / edited by Jim Baumohl for the National Coalition for the Homeless.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Coalition for the Homeless (U.S.)
Other Authors: Baumohl, Jim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1996.
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Table of Contents:
  • Redefining the cursed word : a historical interpretation of American homelessness / Kim Hopper & Jim Baumohl
  • Homelessness : definitions and counts / Martha R. Burt
  • The causes of homelessness / Paul Koegel, M. Audrey Burnam & Jim Baumohl
  • Housing policy : a general consideration / Cushing N. Dolbeare
  • Why the road off the street is not paved with jobs / Bristow Hardin
  • Income maintenance : little help now, less on the way / Mark H. Greenberg & Jim Baumohl
  • Rural homelessness : a synopsis / Laudan Y. Aron & Janet M. Fitchen
  • Material survival strategies on the street : homeless people as bricoleurs / Davis A. Snow [et al.]
  • Homeless veterans / Robert Rosenheck [et al.]
  • Homeless families are different / Marybeth Shinn & Beth C. Weitzman
  • Homelessness among African Americans : a historical and contemporary perspective / Kim Hopper & Norweeta G. Milburn
  • Homelessness and the Latino paradox / Susan González Baker
  • Public attitudes and beliefs about homeless people / Bruce G. Link [et al.]
  • Municipal regulations of the homeless in public spaces / Harry Simon
  • The federal response : the Stewart B. McKinney homeless assistance act / Maria Foscarinis
  • Responses by the states to homelessness / Vicki Watson
  • Responding to the needs of homeless people with alcohol, drug, and/or mental disorders / Deirdre Oakley & Deborah L. Dennis
  • Preventing homelessness / Eric N. Lindblom
  • Dilemmas of local antihomlessness movements / Rob Rosenthal
  • Appendix : Information clearinghouses, national organizations, and state organizations.