Research Catalog

Title

Homeless not hopeless : the survival networks of Latino and African American men / Edna Molina-Jackson.

Author

Molina-Jackson, Edna Maritza, 1962-

Publication

Lanham : University Press of America, c2008.

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Description

xii, 143 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Homeless Not Hopeless explores the role social networks play in the daily survival of homeless Latino and African American men. Using a qualitative research design, author Molina-Jackson observes how these men initiate, participate in, and maintain social networks and how these networks function. The findings support a more empowering view of homeless men as active, rational, and competent actors engaged in negotiating their social world."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Homeless persons > Social networks > United States
• African American homeless persons > Social networks
• Hispanic American homeless persons > Social networks

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-133) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Homeless not hopeless : the survival-networks of Latino and African American men -- The social world of homeless African American and Latino groups : background traits and daily struggles to survive -- Informal non-kin networks among homeless men : form and functions -- The saliency of weak ties : the acquaintances and associates of homeless men -- Getting by with a little help from their friends -- A valuable component in the larger mosaic of solutions.

ISBN

• 9780761840459 (paperback : alk. paper)
• 0761840451 (paperback : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008922692

OCLC

229021732

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library