Preface: The Function of Myth Introduction: Anita CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS MYTH 1: “Homelessness Is Inevitable and Intrinsically Unsolvable” CHAPTER 2: THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN HOMELESSNESS MYTH 2: “Homelessness in America Is a Relatively New Phenomenon” MYTH 3: “Helping the ‘Worthy’ Poor Is the Best Way to End Poverty and Homelessness” CHAPTER 3: HOMELESSNESS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MYTH 4: “Ronald Reagan Created Modern Homelessness” MYTH 5: “Most Homeless People Are Mentally Ill and Dangerous” CHAPTER 4: OFFERING AID CREATES MORE NEED MYTH 6: “If You Build It, They Will Come” MYTH 7: “There Is No Shortage of Help Available for the Homeless—They Just Need to Access It” MYTH 8: “Handouts Create Homelessness” MYTH 9: “Homeless People Just Need to ‘Get a Job’ to Lift Themselves Out of Homelessness” MYTH 10: “Homeless People Just Need to Learn to Save” CHAPTER 5: WHO WE THINK OF WHEN WE THINK OF THE HOMELESS MYTH 11: “Runaways Really Aren’t Homeless” MYTH 12: “Homeless People Are Single Adults Living on City Streets” CHAPTER 6: BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS MYTH 13: “People Need to Prove That They’re Worthy of and Ready for Assistance” MYTH 14: “Investments in Social Housing Have Proven to Be Failures” CHAPTER 7: RESISTANCE VS. REVOLUTION MYTH 15: “There’s Really Nothing I Can Do to Make a Meaningful Difference” Acknowledgments Notes
Preface: The Function of Myth Introduction: Anita CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS MYTH 1: “Homelessness Is Inevitable and Intrinsically Unsolvable” CHAPTER 2: THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN HOMELESSNESS MYTH 2: “Homelessness in America Is a Relatively New Phenomenon” MYTH 3: “Helping the ‘Worthy’ Poor Is the Best Way to End Poverty and Homelessness” CHAPTER 3: HOMELESSNESS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MYTH 4: “Ronald Reagan Created Modern Homelessness” MYTH 5: “Most Homeless People Are Mentally Ill and Dangerous” CHAPTER 4: OFFERING AID CREATES MORE NEED MYTH 6: “If You Build It, They Will Come” MYTH 7: “There Is No Shortage of Help Available for the Homeless—They Just Need to Access It” MYTH 8: “Handouts Create Homelessness” MYTH 9: “Homeless People Just Need to ‘Get a Job’ to Lift Themselves Out of Homelessness” MYTH 10: “Homeless People Just Need to Learn to Save” CHAPTER 5: WHO WE THINK OF WHEN WE THINK OF THE HOMELESS MYTH 11: “Runaways Really Aren’t Homeless” MYTH 12: “Homeless People Are Single Adults Living on City Streets” CHAPTER 6: BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS MYTH 13: “People Need to Prove That They’re Worthy of and Ready for Assistance” MYTH 14: “Investments in Social Housing Have Proven to Be Failures” CHAPTER 7: RESISTANCE VS. REVOLUTION MYTH 15: “There’s Really Nothing I Can Do to Make a Meaningful Difference” Acknowledgments Notes
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