Women rough sleepers in Europe : homelessness and victims of domestic abuse / Kate Moss and Paramjit Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moss, Kate, 1965- author.

Singh, Paramjit, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homeless women--Europe.

Homeless women.

Victims of family violence.

Abused women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important book reveals a number of truths about women's rough sleeping across Europe and argues for the adoption of effective policy, strategies and services to meet the needs of women experiencing homelessness, and specifically women rough sleepers who are the victims of domestic abuse.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of figures and tables

Glossary

About the authors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Getting below the surface of women’s rough sleeping

Towards a theory of women’s homelessness: social dysfunction theory

A European perspective on women’s rough sleeping

Analysing and understanding the problem: women rough sleepers’ stories

Analysing and understanding the problem: service providers’ stories

Explaining women’s rough sleeping

Challenges and recommendations

References

Research instruments used in the study

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-3460-4

1-4473-1710-6

1-4473-1711-4

OCLC:

925521991