Being homeless : textual and narrative constructions / Amir B. Marvasti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marvasti, Amir B., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness.

Homeless persons.

Physical Description:

ix, 181 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: Fieldwork and the Research Problem 1

1 A Brief History of Homelessness 9

2 The Constructive Demography of Homelessness 21

3 Literary Constructions of Homelessness 35

4 Ethnographic Constructions of Homelessness 45

5 Abbot House and Its Clients 61

6 The Local Demography of Homeless Clients 75

7 Staff Constructions of the Client 89

8 Narrative Practice and the Interactive Dynamics of Client Work 119

9 Client Constructions of the Shelter and Homelessness 143

Conclusion: The Lessons of Narrativity 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-178) and index.

ISBN:

0739106198

OCLC:

51518413