Being Homeless Textual and Narrative

Being Homeless presents the stories of homelessness as told from the perspectives of the clients, the staff, and a researcher at an emergency shelter. Drawing on in-depth interviews, shelter documents, and historical analysis, the author underscores the necessity for a more comprehensive response to the needs of homeless people.

Amir B. Marvasti is Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Penn State Altoona.

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Fieldwork and the Research Problem	1	(8)
1 A Brief History of Homelessness	9	(12)
2 The Constructive Demography of Homelessness	21	(14)
3 Literary Constructions of Homelessness	35	(10)
4 Ethnographic Constructions of Homelessness	45	(16)
5 Abbot House and Its Clients	61	(14)
6 The Local Demography of Homeless Clients	75	(14)
7 Staff Constructions of the Client	89	(30)
8 Narrative Practice and the Interactive Dynamics of Client Work	119	(24)
9 Client Constructions of the Shelter and Homelessness	143	(26)
Conclusion: The Lessons of Narrativity	169	(4)
Selected Bibliography	173	(6)
Index	179	(4)
About the Author	183

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