Address unknown; the homeless in America. (reprint, 1989).

9780202362571

Address unknown; the homeless in America. (reprint, 1989)

Wright, James D.

AldineTransaction

2009

170 pages

$24.95

Paperback

HV4505

First published in 1989 and appearing here as a paperbound reprint, this volume assessed the homelessness problem in the United States. It provided portraits of individual homeless people as well as an overall demographic portrait, demonstrating the heterogeneity of the homeless. It outlined the scope of the problem and argued that the root causes were a lack of housing and poverty. Finally, it provided policy recommendations for addressing homelessness, most based on seeing homelessness as a housing problem first and foremost, but not entirely neglecting issues of alcohol and substance abuse or mental illness. Author Wright (sociology, U. of Central Florida) adds a new introduction to this edition updating the discussion in light of the past 20 years.

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