During the late 1980s and early 1990s the City San Francisco waged a war with the homeless. During this period over 1,000 arrests and citations where handed out by the police to activists for simply handing out free food in public parks. Why would a liberal city arrest activists…
Responding to the growing number of psychologically informed services for people experiencing social exclusion and, in particular, homelessness, this book gives professionals the information and understanding they need to be fully informed in their practice with this client grou…
1. Introduction -- 2. Homelessness and social work : an intersectional approach -- 3. Social work research and homelessness -- 4. Social policy and homelessness -- 5. Social work practice and homelessness -- 6. Lived experiences of homelessness -- 7. Conclusion.
Examines the diversities and complexities of homelessness and social work research, policy and practice. It explores how homelessness and social work are constituted through intersecting and unequal power relations. The causes of homelessness are frequently associated with indiv…
Examines the diversities and complexities of homelessness and social work research, policy and practice. It explores how homelessness and social work are constituted through intersecting and unequal power relations. The causes of homelessness are frequently associated with indiv…
Shelter Blues is an innovative portrait of people residing in Boston's Station Street Shelter. It examines the everyday lives of more than 40 homeless men and women of various ethnicities, ranging in age from early 20s to mid-60s. Based on a sixteen-month study, it draws readers…
"Beautifully crafted, powerfully illustrated with conversation, theoretically important, and almost unique as an ethnography."--Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University.