Homeless in America

Zusatztext 'a scholarly account of various aspects of the causes and consequences of American homelessness ... well written and contains excellent reviews of the major topics ... Home in America is a substantial addition to the field of homelessness'Ellen L. Bassuk! Contemporary Psychology! 1991! Vol.36! No.11 Informationen zum Autor Carol L.M. Caton is currently Associate Clinical Professor of Social Sciences at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Klappentext Homeless in America describes various public and private shelter programs and, utilizing a unique scientific approach, discusses social and economic policy innovations aimed at independent living. The result is an invaluable resource for students in the social sciences, medicine, law, public policy, and social work, as well as for mental health professionals. Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive account of the homeless in the United States. In addition to the "traditional" homeless - bag ladies, alcoholics, and tramps - the author looks at the growing number of new homeless: young people, welfare mothers and families, and the mentally ill. The book includes case perspectives, as well as a description of alternative living arrangements and policies affecting the homeless. Inhaltsverzeichnis Homelessness in historical perspective; The epidemiology of homelessness; The homeless of the 1980s: case reports from a clinician's notebook: Jeffrey Grunberg: Homeless men; Lois Wolf: Homeless women; Runaway and homeless youth; Paul Eagle: Homelessness and mental health; Arnold Drapkin: Medical problems of the homeless; Crisis shelter and housing programs; Peter Marcuse: Homelessness and housing policy; Kim Hopper: Advocacy for the homeless in the 1980s; Solutions to the homeless problem; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Carol L. M. Caton
• Assisted by: Carol L. M. Caton (Editor), Carol L. M. (Associate Professor and Research Scientist Caton (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2009
• EAN: 9780195039184
• ISBN: 978-0-19-503918-4
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Psychiatry, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Public health & preventive medicine, Social welfare and social services, Urban communities, Public health and preventive medicine