Confronting Homelessness: Poverty, Politics, and the Failure of Social Policy - Couverture rigide

Wagner, David; Barton Gilman, Jennifer

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1588268233 ISBN 13 : 9781588268235

Editeur : Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, 2012

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Wagner is professor of social work and sociology at the University of Southern Maine, USA. Wagner received the SSSP C. Wright Mills Award for his book Checkerboard Square: Culture and Resistance in a Homeless Community. Jennifer Barton Gilman is an independent scholar.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1588268233
• ISBN 13: 9781588268235
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 207
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• Personne responsable: non disponible