Down on Their Luck - A Study of Homeless Street People
| Author/creator | Snow, David A. Author |
| Other author | Anderson, Leon Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press |
| Description | 406 p. ill 21.100 x 014.800 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation David Snow and Leon Anderson show us the wretched face of homelessness in late twentieth-century America in countless cities across the nation. Through hundreds of hours of interviews, participant observation, and random tracking of homeless people through social service agencies in Austin, Texas. Snow and Anderson reveal who the homeless are, how they live, and why they have ended up on the streets. Debunking current stereotypes of the homeless.<i>Down on Their Luck</i>sketches a portrait of men and women who are highly adaptive, resourceful, and pragmatic. Their survival is a tale of human resilience and determination, not one of frailty and disability. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 91043980 |
| ISBN | 9780520079892 |
| ISBN | 0520079892 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780520079892 |
| Stock number | 00027125 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |