DOWN AND OUT IN AMERICA
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DOWN AND OUT IN AMERICA (ebook)

PETER H. ROSSI

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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
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SOCIOLOGIA
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9780226162324
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The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short- and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary homeless population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks.

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