Homelessness Among Young People in Prague: A Narrative Analysis of Developmental Trajectories - Couverture souple

Vagnerova, Marie; Csemy, Ladislav; Marek, Jakub

 
9788024625171: Homelessness Among Young People in Prague: A Narrative Analysis of Developmental Trajectories
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 8024625172 ISBN 13 : 9788024625171
Editeur : Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, 2014

Synopsis

The chronically homeless face a stark reality: lack of access to support systems, adequate shelter, and sustenance, with little hope for something better. For young people, however, life on the street may be merely a temporary stage in their lives. This book tells of homelessness among young people--the causes and their attitudes to the various problems they face.

Young homeless people describe a life in which they lose their privacy, the possibility to satisfy their basic needs, and, often, their self-respect in order to survive. The latter half of the book considers what happens when these young people return to society and how they navigate difficulties as they attempt to leave their past behind. Often, the struggle is not solely one of coping with the stigma of their experience; rather, they must face the legacies that linger long after their lives have turned a corner: drug addiction, criminal records, and accumulated debt.

Based on interviews with homeless people in Prague, Homelessness as an Alternative Existence of Young People paints an authentic picture of this social group and documents the often unseen social consequences of the transformation to capitalism from communism.

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À propos des auteurs

Marie Vágnerová is a leading Czech psychologist who teaches and publishes in developmental psychology, psychopathology, and school psychology.

Ladislav Csémy is head of the research program at the Czech National Institute of Mental Health.

Jakub Marek is assistant professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University in Prague.

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Éditeur
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
8024625172
ISBN 13 
9788024625171
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
226
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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