Homeless not hopeless : the survival networks of Latinos and African American men /

"The importance of moving toward a national policy to end homelessness is crucial. In this striking examination of the roles that homeless people and the U.S. government play in causing and curtailing the escalating phenomena of homelessness, Edna Molina-Jackson asserts that there is a great ne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Molina-Jackson, Edna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc., [2008]
Temas:
Homeless men > Social networks > United States.
Homeless persons > Social networks > United States.
African American homeless persons > Social networks.
Hispanic American homeless persons > Social networks.
Hommes sans-abri > Réseaux sociaux > États-Unis.
Sans-abri > Réseaux sociaux > États-Unis.
Sans-abri noirs américains > Réseaux sociaux.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Homeless persons > Social networks
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Homeless not hopeless : the survival-networks of Latino and African American men
  • The social world of homeless African American and Latino groups : background traits and daily struggles to survive
  • Informal non-kin networks among homeless men : form and functions
  • The saliency of weak ties : the acquaintances and associates of homeless men
  • Getting by with a little help from their friends
  • A valuable component in the larger mosaic of solutions.

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