The Homeless - Couverture souple

Jencks, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 067440596X ISBN 13 : 9780674405967

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 1995

Synopsis

How widespread is homelessness, how did it happen, and what can be done about it? These are the questions explored by Christopher Jencks, America's foremost analyst of social problems. Jencks examines the standard explanations and finds that the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, the invention of crack cocaine, rising joblessness among men, declining marriage rates, cuts in welfare benefits, and the destruction of skid row have all played a role. Changes in the housing market have had less impact than many claim, however, and real federal housing subsidies actually doubled during the 1980s. Not confining his mission to studying the homeless, Jencks proposes several practical approaches to helping the homeless.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Jencks is John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Urban Affairs at Northwestern University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 067440596X
• ISBN 13: 9780674405967
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Amazon EU Sarl; 0; www.amazon.com; ; 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; 0; L-1855; Luxembourg