Confronting Homelessness: Poverty, Politics, and the Failure of Social Policy (Social Problems, Social Constructions) - Hardcover

Wagner, David

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ISBN 10: 1588268233 ISBN 13: 9781588268235

Verlag: Lynne Rienner, 2012

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An excellent book; one of the best on the topic. Highly recommended.-Choice "A provocative and unique reconsideration of the movement to combat mass homelessness in the United States in the past decades."-Robert Hayes, founder, National Coalition for the Homeless "Wagner correctly explains the causes of homelessness and the essentials for combating it. After reading Confronting Homelessness, the reader will emerge well-informed of the political barriers and potential solutions to one of America's greatest and most persistent social ills."-Neil J. Donovan, Executive Director, National Coalition for the Homeless

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Whose fault is homelessness? Thirty years ago the problem exploded as a national crisis, drawing the attention of activists, the media, and policymakers at all levels-yet the homeless population endures to this day, and arguably has grown. David Wagner offers a major reconsideration of homelessness in the US, casting a critical eye on how we as a society respond to crises of inequality and stratification. Incorporating local studies into a national narrative, Wagner probes how homelessness shifted from being the subject of a politically charged controversy over poverty and social class to posing a functional question of social-service delivery. At the heart of his analysis is a provocative insight into why we accept highly symbolic policies that dampen public outrage, but fail to address the fundamental structural problems that would allow real change.

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• Verlag: Lynne Rienner
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1588268233
• ISBN 13: 9781588268235
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 207