Homelessness: A Documentary And Reference Guide (documentary And Reference Guides)
by Neil Larry Shumsky /
2012 / English / PDF
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The terms historically used to describe them include "bums,"
"hoboes," "migrants," "street people," "transients," "tramps,"
and "vagrants." Just as varied as the words we have used to
describe them are the reasons many people have found themselves
living in the land of opportunity without permanent residence.
The terms historically used to describe them include "bums,"
"hoboes," "migrants," "street people," "transients," "tramps,"
and "vagrants." Just as varied as the words we have used to
describe them are the reasons many people have found themselves
living in the land of opportunity without permanent residence.
The book considers homelessness and its distinctive character in
three periods of American history: the era of tramps and hoboes
in the late 1800s–early 1900s, the era of transients and migrants
in the 1930s, and the era of homeless and "street" people in the
last 40 years. It clarifies the multiple meanings of the word
"homeless" today and demonstrates that homelessness is a symptom
of more than one problem, leading to confusion about the issue of
homelessness and hampering attempts to reduce its occurrence.
Author Neil Larry Shumsky, PhD, also postulates that the
treatment of homelessness in England before the colonization of
North America laid the foundation of pervasive American attitudes
and practices.
The book considers homelessness and its distinctive character in
three periods of American history: the era of tramps and hoboes
in the late 1800s–early 1900s, the era of transients and migrants
in the 1930s, and the era of homeless and "street" people in the
last 40 years. It clarifies the multiple meanings of the word
"homeless" today and demonstrates that homelessness is a symptom
of more than one problem, leading to confusion about the issue of
homelessness and hampering attempts to reduce its occurrence.
Author Neil Larry Shumsky, PhD, also postulates that the
treatment of homelessness in England before the colonization of
North America laid the foundation of pervasive American attitudes
and practices.
