Being Homeless

Textual and Narrative Constructions

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Being Homeless presents the stories of homelessness as told from the perspectives of the clients, staff, and a researcher at an emergency shelter. Drawing on in-depth interviews, shelter documents, and historical analysis, the author provides ethnographic data that demonstrate the variety of the experiences and the attitudes of homeless people. This study underscores the necessity for a more comprehensive response to the needs of this group. Being Homeless offers insights, both practical and theoretical, of value to human service providers as well as sociologists.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-04-29
Mått:164 x 240 x 19 mm
Vikt:415 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:194
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739106198

Utforska kategorier

Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Amir Marvasti is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Penn State Altoona.

Recensioner i media

Neither pundits nor the larger society have figured out how to view those without shelter as full human beings. In this sophisticated analysis, Marvasti demonstrates how those labeled 'homeless' are politically and bureaucratically constructed by middle-class people whose interests often do not coincide with those of the homeless.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction: Fieldwork and the Research ProblemChapter 2 A Brief History of HomelessnessChapter 3 The Constructive Demography of HomelessnessChapter 4 Literary ConstructionsChapter 5 Ethnographic ConstructionsChapter 6 Abbot House and Its ClientsChapter 7 The Local Demography of HomelessnessChapter 8 Staff Constructions of the ClientChapter 9 Narrative Practice and the Interactive Dynamics of Client WorkChapter 10 Client Constructions of the Shelter and HomelessnessChapter 11 Conclusion: The Lessons of Narrativity