Beside the golden door
Subtitle: policy, politics, and the homeless
By: James D. Wright, Beth A. Rubin, and Joel A. Devine.
Contributors: Rubin, Beth A., 1955-; Devine, Joel A., 1953-
Series: Social institutions and social change
Publisher: Aldine de Gruyter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Homelessness -- Government policy -- United States.; Homelessness -- United States -- Public opinion.; Low-income housing -- United States.; Housing policy -- United States.; Mental health policy -- United states.; Public opinion -- United States.; United States -- Economic policy.; United States -- Politics and government.
Description: Written for the general public as well as for specialists, this volume details some of the numerous dimensions of the homelessness issue: the rise in poverty; the decline of low-income housing: problems in counting the homeless; the role of familial estrangement; mental illness; substance abuse; and health status and behaviors. The authors conclude with discussions of rural versus urban homelessness, street children in Latin America, and homelessness in postindustrial societies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-231) and index.