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"A roof over my head" homeless women and the shelter industry

Title
"A roof over my head" [electronic resource] : homeless women and the shelter industry / Jean Calterone Williams.
Author
Williams, Jean Calterone, 1966-
Publication
Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, 2016.

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Details

Description
1 online resource (243 pages)
Summary
"Based upon extensive ethnographic data that examines lives of homeless women who care for children and live in small shelters and transitional living centers. This ground-breaking study unveils the centrality of abuse and poverty in homeless women's lives and outlines societal responses that should be more effective"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
roof over my head" (Online)
Alternative Title
  • roof over my head" (Online)
  • Homeless women and the shelter industry
Subject
  • Homeless women > Services for > United States
  • Single mothers > Services for > United States
  • Women's shelters > United States
  • Homelessness > United States
  • Victims of family violence > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Causes of homelessness : homeless women speak -- Geography of the homeless shelter -- Homeless and battered women : parallel stories, opposing identities -- Meanings and myths of homelessness : housed people speak -- Meanings and myths of homelessness : homeless women speak.
LCCN
2016029076
OCLC
ssj0001723414
Author
Williams, Jean Calterone, 1966-
Title
"A roof over my head" [electronic resource] : homeless women and the shelter industry / Jean Calterone Williams.
Imprint
Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, 2016.
Edition
Second edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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