Carol McNaughton

Transitions Through Homelessness

Lives on the Edge

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Following a group of people as they make the transition from homeless to 'housed' , this book presents a new perspective on homelessness, the individual factors associated with it such as addiction, mental illness and traumatic life histories, and how welfare and poverty interact with these conditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-29982-9
• 2008 edition
• Seitenzahl: 197
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 269g
• ISBN-13: 9781349299829
• ISBN-10: 1349299820
• Artikelnr.: 45005833

Autorenporträt

CAROL MCNAUGHTON is currently an ESRC Research Fellow at the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, UK. She has extensive experience of researching transgression, transitions and the institutional role of social policy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction In the Absence of Home: Understanding Homelessness Emotional and Material Landscapes of Life Becoming a Homeless Person Being a Homeless Person Homelessness, Social Welfare and 'Targeted Populations' Homelessness, Identity and Social Networks Conclusion: Lives on the Edge?