Screen LibraryThe visible poor：homelessness in the United States
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 1992. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 235 p.: ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0195057430 (acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.288 |
| Call Number: | D771.288/B645 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-228) and index. The visible poor -- Who are the homeless -- The economic causes of homelessness -- The contraction of social welfare -- Housing -- The homeless mentally ill -- Social movements, advocates, and the law -- Municipal responses -- New York City: wealth, poverty, and homeless individuals -- New York City: wealth, poverty, and homeless families -- Homelessness and social policy -- Homelessness and common human needs. |