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Research on Homelessness: An Introduction
Author(s) -
Shinn Marybeth,
Weitzman Beth C.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1990.tb01795.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , scope (computer science) , context (archaeology) , population , social issues , criminology , sociology , psychology , political science , economic growth , geography , economics , demography , archaeology , computer science , programming language
Research on homelessness has tended to focus on problems of homeless individuals, sometimes diverting attention from underlying causes and reinforcing stereotypes about the population. A more comprehensive model of homelessness would include factors at the levels of individuals, social groups, and the socioeconomic context that contribute to homelessness. Papers in this issue investigate key factors at each of these levels. They consider the scope of homelessness and the history of society's responses, individual problems as both consequences and causes of homelessness, dynamics of entry to and exits from homelessness, and pertinent social policy at both micro‐ and macrolevels.