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Down and Out in America: The Origins of Homelessness.
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The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short- and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary homeless population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks.
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The causes of homelessness in later life: findings from a 3-nation study
Crane, M., Byrne, K., Fu, R., Lipmann, B., Mirabelli, F., Rota-Bartelink, A., Ryan, M., Shea, R., Watt, H., & Warnes, A. M. (2005) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences · doi:10.1093/geronb/60.3.s152 · Cited by 191
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lee, B. A., & Rossi, P. H.
- Venue
- Contemporary Sociology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1990-09
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 720
- ISSN
- 0094-3061 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2075755383
- Cited by
- 449
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 77.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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