Confronting Homelessness: Poverty, Politics, and the Failure of Social Policy (Social Problems, Social Constructions)
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Whose fault is homelessness? Thirty years ago the problem exploded as a national crisis, drawing the attention of activists, the media, and policymakers at all levels-yet the homeless population endures to this day, and arguably has grown. David Wagner offers a major reconsideration of homelessness in the US, casting a critical eye on how we as a society respond to crises of inequality and stratification. Incorporating local studies into a national narrative, Wagner probes how homelessness shifted from being thesubject of a politically charged controversy over poverty and social class to posing a functional question of socialservice delivery. At the heart of his analysis is a provocative insight into why we accept highly symbolic policies that dampen public outrage, but fail to address the fundamental structural problems that would allow real change.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1626373914
ISBN13:9781626373914
Release Date:October 2015
Publisher:Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Length:207 Pages
Weight:0.62 lbs.
Dimensions:8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"
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