Middle-aged, female and homeless: the stories of a forgotten group
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New York u.a.
Garland
1994
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| Series: | Children of poverty
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Item Description: | Teilw. zugl.: Diss. |
| Physical Description: | XXV, 156 S. |
| ISBN: | 0815315449 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Dedication v
Table of contents vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction xxi
Chapter 1: Literature Review 1
Homelessness: General Overview 1
Causes of Homelessness 1
Economic conditions 2
Low income housing availability 5
Deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill 7
Substance abuse and domestic violence 8
Services to the Homeless 8
Public Responses to the Homeless 11
Homeless Women/Female Poverty at Midlife 12
Homeless Women 12
Impoverished Middle aged Women 18
Conclusion 19
Chapter 2: Method 21
Introduction 21
Research Goals and Questions 21
Overall Methodological Approach 23
Interviews with Homeless Women 26
Sample Selection and Shelter Description 26
Criteria for being in sample 26
Selecting shelters 26
Downtown Emergency Services Center 27
Lutheran Compass Center 27
Angeline s 28
Winter Women s Shelter 28
Recruitment 28
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v//7 Middle aged, Female and Homeless
Staying in Contact with my Sample 29
Attrition 31
Interview Questions, Taping and Transcribing 31
Procedures of Analysis 33
Reliability and Validity 34
Limitations 35
Interviews with Service Providers 36
Sample Selection 36
Interview Questions 37
Procedures of Analysis 37
Observation 37
Protection of Human Subjects 39
Table 1—Frequency of Interviews 40
Chapter 3: Sample Description 41
Introduction , 41
Sample Description 41
Introduction to Findings Chapters 44
Chapter 4: Pathways to Homelessness 47
Introduction 47
Relationships 48
Resiliency 51
Normalcy 57
Political Awareness 60
Chapter 5: Day to Day Lives 65
Introduction 65
Relationships 66
Resiliency 72
Normalcy 78
Political Awareness 82
Chapter 6: Plans and Hopes for the Future 87
Introduction 87
Relationships 87
Resiliency 94
Normalcy 98
Political Awareness 102
Chapter 7: Services for Homeless Women 109
Introduction 109
What the Women Said 109
Use and Opinions of Shelters and Drop in Center 109
Table of Contents ix
Different Reactions to Services 111
What the Service Providers Said 113
Chapter 8: Discussion and Policy Implications 117
Introduction 117
Themes from Data 118
Relationships 118
Resiliency 121
Normalcy 122
Political Awareness 123
Services for Homeless Women: What the Providers
and Consumers Say 124
Policy Implications 127
Housing 128
Income Maintenance 129
Employment/Education and Training 131
Health 132
Nutrition 132
Future Research 133
My Personal Reactions to this Research Experience ... 135
Conclusion 137
References 139
Index 149
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