Homeless voices : stigma, space, and social media / Mary L. Schuster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schuster, Mary L.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homeless persons.

Homelessness.

Social media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Lexington Books, 2022.

Summary:

This book argues that the best sources for how to address the issues of homelessness are people experiencing homelessness themselves, particularly through their personal blogs and memoirs. Moreover, the author examines how stigmatization, metaphorical language, and spatial segregation relating to homelessness serve as tools for systemic oppression.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The "Wall of Forgotten Natives"

"Not in My Neighborhood" or Even in My City

This Space Called Home

Displacement and Containment

Final Reflections

Appendix A

Appendix B

References

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-66699-504-5

1-7936-3571-4

OCLC:

1264174924