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Transitions Through Homelessness : Lives on the Edge /

Following a group of people as they make the transition from homeless to 'housed' , this book presents a new perspective on homelessness, the individual factors associated with it such as addiction, mental illness and traumatic life histories, and how welfare and poverty interact with thes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McNaughton, Carol (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Poverty, Aid and Development.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Social Policy.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Social work.
Equality.
Human rights.
Poverty.
Social justice.
Social policy.
Social sciences.
Social service.
Social structure.
Welfare state.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Following a group of people as they make the transition from homeless to 'housed' , this book presents a new perspective on homelessness, the individual factors associated with it such as addiction, mental illness and traumatic life histories, and how welfare and poverty interact with these conditions.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 197 pages)
ISBN:9780230227347
DOI:10.1057/9780230227347