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Author Bogard, Cynthia J.

Title Seasons such as these : how homelessness took shape in America / Cynthia J. Bogard.

Publication Info. New York : Aldine De Gruyter, 2003.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.55 B674S    Check Shelf
Description xv, 256 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Social problems and social issues
Social problems and social issues.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-248) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Activists and the emergence of homelessness as a social problem in Washington, D.C. -- Government officials as claimsmakers -- The role of the media in constructing homelessness -- The interactions of claimsmakers and issues -- How many homeless? experts, advocates and the struggle over numbers -- Building the moral momentum for federal action -- Something must be done: the outcomes of social problem construction -- Fifteen years later: the unintended consequences of social problem construction -- Postscript -- Appendix: considering the constructionists approach.
Subject Homelessness -- United States.
Homelessness -- New York (State) -- New York.
Homelessness -- Washington (D.C.)
Social problems -- United States.
United States -- Social policy -- 1980-1993.
ISBN 0202307247 alkaline paper
0202306755 paperback alkaline paper
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