Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty and the Urban Housing Crisis.

Abstract

Overview Understanding Homelessness: Industrial and Urban Decline The Root Causes of Homelessness in American Cities Paths To Homelessness The Old Homeless: Sam Sheldon and Henry Walsh Work Versus WelfareA False Choice: Sue Jackson The Economic Marginality of Young Families: Sara, Dave, Elizabeth, and Joshua Left Behind in a De-industrialized, Low-Wage Economy: Bob and Nancy Shagford and Their Children Eviction: Debbie Jones and Her Children Social Service Bureaucracy and Homelessness: Diane Moore Runaway and Throwaway Teens: Jeffrey Giancarlo A Black Teenage Single Mother and Her Son: Michelle and Andre Battered Women and Homelessness: Barbara Evans Conclusion The Complex and Simple Reality of Homelessness Making Homelessness Go Away: Politics and Policy