More than bread ethnography of a soup kitchen - Glasser, Irene (University of Alabama Press, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The contemporary soup kitchen -- A historical perspective -- The tabernacle soup kitchen -- Field study methods -- Profile of the guest population -- Loneliness -- An ambience of acceptance -- Social networks and social support -- Self-help in the dining room : guests as counselors -- Staff philosophy and the concept of ministry -- Concluding thoughts -- Epilogue