The Homeless (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674405967)

How widespread is homelessness, how did it happen, and what can be done about it? These are the questions explored by Christopher Jencks, America's foremost analyst of social problems. Jencks examines the standard explanations and finds that the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, the invention of crack cocaine, rising joblessness among men, declining marriage rates, cuts in welfare benefits, and the destruction of skid row have all played a role. Changes in the housing market have had less impact than many claim, however, and real federal housing subsidies actually doubled during the 1980s. Not confining his mission to studying the homeless, Jencks proposes several practical approaches to helping the homeless.

Author: Christopher Jencks
ISBN-10: 067440596X
ISBN-13: 9780674405967
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/1995
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.97h x 5.98w x 0.47d