Research Catalog

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Description

1. x, 335 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

1. Social research study of alcoholism, delinquency and other social problems associated with homelessness among poverty-stricken adults in the urban area slum areas of the USA - covers public attitudes about homeless men, the social characteristics of the homeless, the social structures of 'skid row', social control and rehabilitation, homeless women, etc. Illustrations and references.

Subject

1. Tramps > United States
2. Poor > United States
3. Social isolation
4. Skid row > United States
5. Ill-Housed Persons
6. Social Isolation
7. Poor
8. Skid row
9. Social isolation
10. Tramps
11. Zwervers
12. Armen (personen)
13. Sociale isolatie
14. social research
15. alcoholism
16. delinquency
17. social problem
18. poverty
19. urban area
20. social structure
21. social control
22. rehabilitation
23. women
24. recherche sociale
25. alcoolisme
26. délinquance
27. problème social
28. pauvreté
29. zone urbaine
30. structure sociale
31. régulation sociale
32. réadaptation
33. femmes
34. investigación sociológica
35. alcoholismo
36. delincuencia
37. problema social
38. pobreza
39. zona urbana
40. estructura social
41. control social
42. rehabilitación
43. mujeres
44. United States
45. USA
46. Etats-Unis
47. Estados Unidos

Genre/Form

1. illustration.
2. reference.
3. référence bibliographique.
4. ilustración.
5. referencia.

Contents

1. Introduction -- Homelessness, affiliation, and skid row -- Attitudes about homeless men -- Who's on skid row? -- The Social organization of skid row -- homeless women -- control and rehabilitation -- Closing thoughts and pressing questions.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.