Amir B. Marvasti

Being Homeless

Textual and Narrative Constructions

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780739106198
• ISBN-10: 0739106198
• Artikelnr.: 29027417

Autorenporträt

Amir B. Marvasti

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Fieldwork and the Research Problem
Chapter 2 A Brief History of Homelessness
Chapter 3 The Constructive Demography of Homelessness
Chapter 4 Literary Constructions
Chapter 5 Ethnographic Constructions
Chapter 6 Abbot House and Its Clients
Chapter 7 The Local Demography of Homelessness
Chapter 8 Staff Constructions of the Client
Chapter 9 Narrative Practice and the Interactive Dynamics of Client Work
Chapter 10 Client Constructions of the Shelter and Homelessness
Chapter 11 Conclusion: The Lessons of Narrativity