The New Homelessness Revisited
Abbreviated Journal Title
Annu. Rev. Sociol.
Keywords
homeless population; poverty; housing; disaffiliation; social exclusion; public policy; causes and consequences of homelessness; NEW-YORK-CITY; PUBLIC SHELTER UTILIZATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-FACTORS; UNITED-STATES; RUNAWAY ADOLESCENTS; FORMERLY HOMELESS; SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION; FAMILY HOMELESSNESS; YOUTH; HOMELESSNESS; Sociology
Abstract
The new homelessness has drawn sustained attention from scholars over the past three decades. Definitional inconsistencies and data limitations rendered early work during this period largely speculative in nature. Thanks to conceptual, theoretical, and methodological progress, however, the research literature now provides a fuller understanding of homelessness. Contributions by sociologists and other social scientists since the mid-1990s differentiate among types of homelessness, provide credible demographic estimates, and show how being homeless affects a person's life chances and coping strategies. Agreement also exists about the main macro- and micro-level causes of homelessness. Active lines of inquiry examine public, media, and governmental responses to the problem as well as homeless people's efforts to mobilize on their own behalf. Despite the obstacles faced when studying a stigmatized population marked by high turnover and weak anchors to place, recent investigations have significantly influenced homelessness policy. A greater emphasis on prevention should further strengthen the research-policy nexus.
Journal Title
Annual Review of Sociology, Vol 36
Volume
36
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
501
Last Page
521
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0360-0572; 978-0-8243-2236-6
Recommended Citation
"The New Homelessness Revisited" (2010). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 416.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/416
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