Christopher Jencks
The Homeless
Paperback Engels 1995 9780674405967Levertijd ongeveer 16 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780674405967
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:176
Uitgever:Harvard University Press
Thema:
1KBB Verenigde Staten van Amerika, VS
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Inhoudsopgave
The Numbers 1. Counting the Homeless 2. Estimating the Increase Promising Explanations 3. Emptying the Back Wards 4. The Crock Epidemic S. Jobs and Marriage 6. The Destruction of Skid Row Less-Promising Explanations 7. Social Skills and Family Ties 8. Changes in the Housing Market 9. Budget Cuts and Rent Control Reversing the Trend 10. Do Shelters Cause Homelessness? 11. Some Partial Solutions Appendix 1: Derivation of Tables 1 and 2 Appendix 2: Supplementary Tables Notes
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan