The man in the dog park : coming up close to homelessness / Cathy A. Small with Jason Kordosky and Ross Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Small, Cathy, author.

Kordosky, Jason, author.

Moore, Ross (Homeless person), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homeless persons--United States.

Homeless persons.

United States.

Homelessness--United States.

Homelessness.

Physical Description:

viii, 186 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"A decade ago, two dog owners met in a dog park, one an anthropologist, the other a homeless veteran with a felony record. The collaboration that came out of their emerging friendship led to this book and came to include a union researcher who had worked in a homeless shelter and surveyed day laborers. Together, the authors offer an ethnographic look at what it takes to be homeless, told through interviews and encounters with dozens of homeless people. Throughout the book, we are privy to exchanges that take place in the diverse contexts ranging from a shelter, a pawn shop, and a panhandling corner to a housing office, a plasma 'donation' center, and a car that serves as home"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The beginning

The road to homelessness

The stigma of homelessness

A sheltered, homeless, day

On the street

Making money

Navigating the bureaucracy

Home at last

Blind and delusional.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Small, Cathy. Man in the dog park

ISBN:

9781501748783

1501748785

OCLC:

1117319325