A Roof over My Head
Subtitle: Homeless Women and the Shelter Industry
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: April 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780870817311
Subjects: Social welfare & social services; Sociology; Social Science; Gender Studies; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Women's Studies - General
Description: "Based upon extensive ethnographic data, "A Roof Over My Head" examines the lives of homeless women who often care for children and live in small shelters and transitional living centers.

The author draws upon interviews with homeless women, interviews with housed people, and, finally, evaluations of shelter services, philosophies, and policies to get at the causes and social construction of homelessness. "A Roof Over My Head" is a ground-breaking study that unveils the centrality of abuse and poverty in homeless women's lives and outlines ways in which societal responses can and should be more effective."--BOOK JACKET.