Homelessness in America - The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Eides is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He has written widely on the homelessness and related issues such as mental illness, including articles in National Affairs, the New York Daily News, The Hill, and the Los Angeles Times. Klappentext This book examines the history, governmental and private responses, and future prospects of this intractable challenge. Stephen Eide explains why homelessness persists in America and offers concrete recommendations for how we can do better for the homeless population. Zusammenfassung This book examines the history, governmental and private responses, and future prospects of this intractable challenge. Stephen Eides explains why homelessness persists in America and offers concrete recommendations for how we can do better for the homeless population. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 "Homelessness": An Elusive Concept Chapter 2 The Romantic Era (Post-Civil War to the 1920s) Chapter 3 The Skid Row Era (Great Depression to 1970s) Chapter 4 The Modern Era (1980 to present) Chapter 5 Harm Reduction and Ending Homelessness Chapter 6 Compassion, Con and Pro Chapter 7 Homelessness and Social Integration Chapter 9 You Can't Catch Schizophrenia from the Streets Chapter 10 Police Work and Social Work Chapter 11 Housing, Housing, Housing Chapter 12 Conclusion Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Eide
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781538159576
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5957-6
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Poverty & unemployment, United States of America, USA, Housing & homelessness, Poverty and precarity, Housing and homelessness