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"One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation."-Jonathan Kozol.
"One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation."-Jonathan Kozol.
Über den Autor
Elliot Liebow was a celebrated anthropologist and sociologist, best known for his books Tally's Corner and Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women. A graduate of George Washington University, the University of Maryland, and Catholic University, Liebow served for many years at the National Institute of Mental Health as chief of the Center for the Study of Work and Mental Health, followed by a period spent volunteering at a homeless shelter for women. In 1990, he was appointed to the Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Professorship at Catholic University's National Catholic School for Social Service, a position he held until his death in 1994.Liebow received numerous awards and honors in his lifetime. Among others, they include the National Alliance to End Homelessness's John W. Macy Award, the President's Medal of the Catholic University of America, and the Lee Founders Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface: A Soft Beginning
Introduction: The Women, the Shelters, and the Round of Life
Introduction: The Women, the Shelters, and the Round of Life
PART ONE: Problems in Living
1. Day by Day
2. Work and Jobs
3. Family
4. The Servers and the Served
PART TWO: Making It: Body and Soul
5. My Friends, My God, Myself
6. Making It Together
7. Some Thoughts on Homelessness
Appendixes
A. Where Are They Now?
B. Life Histories
C. How Many Homeless People?
D. Social Service Programs
E. Research Methods and Writing
Bibliography
Index of Names
Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 1995 |
Genre: | Importe, Soziologie |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780140241372 |
ISBN-10: | 014024137X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Liebow, Elliot |
Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 197 x 129 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Elliot Liebow |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.04.1995 |
Gewicht: | 0,389 kg |