Homelessness among older adults in Prague : causes, contexts and prospects / Marie Vágnerová, Jakub Marek, Ladislav Csémy ; translation by Phil Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vágnerová, Marie, author.

Marek, Jakub, author.

Csémy, Ladislav, 1956- author.

Contributor:

Jones, Phil (Czech language translator), translator.

ProQuest ebook central.

Standardized Title:

Bezdomovectví ve středním věku : příčiny, souvislosti a perspektivy. English

Language:

Czech

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness--Czech Republic--Prague.

Homelessness.

Homeless persons--Czech Republic--Prague--Attitudes.

Homeless persons.

Middle-aged persons--Czech Republic--Prague--Attitudes.

Middle-aged persons.

Social service--Czech Republic--Prague.

Social service.

Czech Republic--Prague.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 pages) : illustrations

polychrome

Edition:

First English edition.

Place of Publication:

Prague : Charles University, Karolinum Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Specification of the problem p. 9

1.1 Our objectives p. 14

1.3 A description of the group under examination p. 16

II Life prior to becoming homeless p. 19

1 Homeless people rate their childhood and family of origin p. 19

1.1 Current relationships between our respondents and their parent p. 27

2 Sibling relationships p. 31

3 Partnerships prior to becoming homeless p. 34

4 Parenthood p. 43

5 Employment and accommodation prior to becoming homeless p. 51

5.1 Means of livelihood prior to becoming homeless p. 53

III Life on the street p. 63

1 Causes of homelessness p. 63

2 First days on the street p. 75

3 Life on the street p. 80

3.1 A typical day p. 83

3.2 How our respondents feel about their lives on the street p. 88

4 Relationships between homeless people p. 98

4.1 Sexual partnerships between homeless people p. 109

5 Where older homeless people live p. 120

5.1 Sleeping rough p. 122

5.2 Sleeping in non-residential premises and squats p. 127

5.3 Sleeping at the apartment of a friend or relative p. 131

5.4 Sleeping in reception centres p. 131

5.5 Sleeping in shelters p. 135

6 How our respondents support themselves p. 141

6.1 Charities p. 142

6.2 Social benefits p. 147

6.3 Casual (cash-in-hand) work p. 152

6.4 Begging and panhandling p. 158

6.5 Scavenging and collecting (redeeming recyclables) p. 164

6.6 Theft p. 168

6.7 Prostitution p. 171

7 Alcohol consumption on the street p. 172

8 Drug consumption on the street p. 185

9 Psychological problems p. 194

10 Criminal activity p. 201

10.3 What our respondents think about life in prison p. 210

11 What our respondents think about themselves and their transformation p. 213

12 Subjective reasons for long-term homelessness p. 220

13 Debt as an important barrier to any return to mainstream society p. 226

IV Ideas of the future p. 235

1 How our older respondents view their future prospects p. 235

2 The message our respondents would like to send to ordinary people p. 241

VI The follow-up stories of young homeless people p. 253

2 More detailed analysis of changes in the lives of our young respondents p. 254

3 The current lifestyle of our young respondents p. 256

4 Factors that influenced the lives of young people p. 258

4.1 A description of the people who remained homeless p. 266

4.2 A description of the people who returned to society p. 269

5 The interpersonal relationships of our young respondents p. 271

5.1 Relationships with parents and siblings p. 272

5.2 Sexual partnerships p. 278

5.3 Relationships with children p. 283

VII Causes, contexts and prospects of homelessness p. 289

1 Social services for homeless people in the Czech Republic p. 293

1.1 State assistance p. 293

1.2 Outreach programmes p. 295

1.3 Low-threshold drop-in centres p. 296

1.4 Residential services p. 297.

Notes:

Translated from the Czech.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 02, 2020).

ISBN:

9788024645261

8024645262

Publisher Number:

40030154766

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.