There's No Place Like Home: Anthropological Perspectives on Housing and Homelessness in the United States (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780897896610)

This collection of essays addresses the lack of shelter--one of the most basic elements of human adaptation--now experienced by many Americans. Based on the presupposition that shelter is a basic human right in the world's richest, most advanced nation, the authors of these essays look more closely than others have yet done at the causes of the current low-income housing crisis and homelessness. Ten anthropologists and a mental health worker use participant observation and other ethnographic methods to observe and document the experiential and geographic diversity of U.S. homelessness. Each chapter focuses on a specific geographic area--urban, suburban, or rural--and a specific category of homeless people--families with children, solitary adults, or both. Based on their findings, the authors also present policy recommendations to ameliorate the housing shortage and prevent homelessness at local, state, and federal levels.

Author: Anna Lou Dehavenon
ISBN-10: 0897896610
ISBN-13: 9780897896610
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 01/30/1999
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.08w x 0.70d