Invisible nation : homeless families in America /

"Every year, more than 2.5 million children are left homeless in the United States and the number of such families continues to rise annually. In every state, children are living in small quarters packed in with relatives-- in cars, in motel rooms, or in emergency shelters. In this vividly-writ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schweid, Richard, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Temas:
Homelessness > United States > Case studies.
Poverty > United States > Case studies.
Itinérance > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Pauvreté > États-Unis > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Homelessness
Poverty
United States
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the family room
  • Nashville, Tennessee: off the charts in Music City
  • Boston, Massachusetts: falling by the wayside
  • Fairfax, Virginia: Beltway blues
  • Portland, Oregon: the modern almshouse
  • Trenton, New Jersey: rapid rehousing
  • Conclusion: turning it around.

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