The Homelessness Industry A Critique of US Social Policy |
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| Author:
| Beck, Elizabeth
Twiss, Pamela C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62637-741-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Homelessness once was considered an aberration. Today it is a normalized feature of US society. It is also, argue Elizabeth Beck and Pamela Twiss, an industry: the embrace of neoliberal policies and piecemeal efforts to address the problem have ensured a steady production of homeless people, as well as a plethora of disjointed social services that often pathologize individuals instead of housing them.
Homelessness once was considered an aberration. Today it is a normalized feature of US society. It is also, argue Elizabeth Beck and Pamela Twiss, an industry: the embrace of neoliberal policies and piecemeal efforts to address the problem have ensured a steady production of homeless people, as well as a plethora of disjointed social services that often pathologize individuals instead of housing them.