Being Homeless Textual and Narrative Constructions
by Marvasti, Amir B.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-04-29
Publisher(s): Lexington Books
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Summary
Being Homeless presents the stories of homelessness as told from the perspectives of the clients, the staff, and a researcher at an emergency shelter. Drawing on in-depth interviews, shelter documents, and historical analysis, the author underscores the necessity for a more comprehensive response to the needs of homeless people.
Author Biography
Amir B. Marvasti is Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Penn State Altoona.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| Introduction: Fieldwork and the Research Problem | 1 | (8) | |
| 1 A Brief History of Homelessness | 9 | (12) | |
| 2 The Constructive Demography of Homelessness | 21 | (14) | |
| 3 Literary Constructions of Homelessness | 35 | (10) | |
| 4 Ethnographic Constructions of Homelessness | 45 | (16) | |
| 5 Abbot House and Its Clients | 61 | (14) | |
| 6 The Local Demography of Homeless Clients | 75 | (14) | |
| 7 Staff Constructions of the Client | 89 | (30) | |
| 8 Narrative Practice and the Interactive Dynamics of Client Work | 119 | (24) | |
| 9 Client Constructions of the Shelter and Homelessness | 143 | (26) | |
| Conclusion: The Lessons of Narrativity | 169 | (4) | |
| Selected Bibliography | 173 | (6) | |
| Index | 179 | (4) | |
| About the Author | 183 |
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