Gimme Shelter: A Social History of Homelessness in Contemporary America

by Gregg Barak

Book Overview

According to current projections, the number of homeless in the United States will continue to swell in the 1990s unless more aggressive efforts to combat the problem are initiated. Based upon a thorough analysis of the underlying social and political causes of homelessness in this country, this study takes a hard look at the realities and misconceptions that surround the victims. Gregg Barak demonstrates how current public service programs inadequately...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275933202
• ISBN13: 9780275933203
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"