Author : Roberto Aspholm
Publisher : Studies in Transgression
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231187732
Views from the Streets explains the dramatic transformation of black street gangs on Chicago's South Side during the early twenty-first century. Drawing on years of community work and in-depth interviews with gang members, Roberto R. Aspholm sheds new light on why gang violence persists and what might be done to address it.
Author : Teresa Gowan
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 25,79 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816648697
Gowan shows some of the diverse ways that men on the street in San Francisco struggle for survival, autonomy, and self-respect. Living for weeks at a time among homeless men--working side-by-side with them as they collected cans, bottles, and scrap metal; helping them set up camp; watching and listening as they panhandled and hawked newspapers; and accompanying them into soup kitchens, jails, welfare offices, and shelters--Gowan immersed herself in their routines, their personal stories, and their perspectives on life on the streets. She observes a wide range of survival techniques, from the illicit to the industrious, from drug dealing to dumpster diving. She also discovered that prevailing discussions about homelessness and its causes--homelessness as pathology, homelessness as moral failure, and homelessness as systemic failure--powerfully affect how homeless people see themselves and their ability to change their situation.
Author : Michael K. Corman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1442629894
In Paramedics On and Off the Streets, Michael K. Corman embarks on an institutional ethnography of the complex, mundane, intricate, and exhilarating work of paramedics in Calgary, Alberta. Corman’s comprehensive research includes more than 200 hours of participant observation ride-alongs with paramedics over a period of eleven months, more than one hundred first hand interviews with paramedics, and thirty-six interviews with other emergency medical personnel including administrators, call-takers and dispatchers, nurses, and doctors. At the heart of this ethnography are questions about the role of paramedics in urban environments, the role of information and communication technologies in contemporary health care governance, and the organization and accountability of pre-hospital medical services. Paramedics On and Off the Streets is the first institutional ethnography to explore the role and increasing importance of paramedics in our healthcare system. It takes readers on a journey into the everyday lives of EMS personnel and provides an in-depth sociological analysis of the work of pre-hospital health care professionals in the twenty-first century.
Author : Brandon Andrew Robinson
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520299272
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth are disproportionately represented in the U.S. youth homelessness population. In Coming Out to the Streets, Brandon Andrew Robinson examines their lives. Based on interviews and ethnographic fieldwork in central Texas, Coming Out to the Streets looks into the LGBTQ youth's lives before they experience homelessness—within their families, schools, and other institutions—and later when they navigate the streets, deal with police, and access shelters and other services. Through this documentation, Brandon Andrew Robinson shows how poverty and racial inequality shape the ways that the LGBTQ youth negotiate their gender and sexuality before and while they are experiencing homelessness. To address LGBTQ youth homelessness, Robinson contends that solutions must move beyond blaming families for rejecting their child. In highlighting the voices of the LGBTQ youth, Robinson calls for queer and trans liberation through systemic change.
Author : Cherie A. Peters
Publisher : Pacific PressPub Assn
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,89 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780816313600
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 27,38 MB
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309038324
There have always been homeless people in the United States, but their plight has only recently stirred widespread public reaction and concern. Part of this new recognition stems from the problem's prevalence: the number of homeless individuals, while hard to pin down exactly, is rising. In light of this, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to find out whether existing health care programs were ignoring the homeless or delivering care to them inefficiently. This book is the report prepared by a committee of experts who examined these problems through visits to city slums and impoverished rural areas, and through an analysis of papers written by leading scholars in the field.
Author : Ron Dotzler
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2015-08-31
Category :
ISBN : 9781517147105
Pain knifed Ron Dotzler's heart when he saw the lifeless bodies of the next door neighbor girls inside the two small caskets. Freckles smattered Carissa's face while Chloe's lips turned into the hint of a smile. Red roses lined their sides and notes written in crayons rested on their blue print dresses. Their mother asked Ron to speak, yet what could he say? Ron wanted to move back to the suburbs in 1993 after the murder of his daughters' friends. He could return to the lucrative field of engineering and forget about the problems plaguing the inner city. In the wee hours of the morning while flashlights bobbed outside his window from the crime scene investigation, Ron sensed God speak. He couldn't quit. "Out of the Seats and Into the Streets" is the story of ABIDE, the non-profit organization Ron and his wife, Twany, founded in 1989. Putting a new spin on Jesus' commandment to love your neighbor, ABIDE strives to put the neighbor back into the hood by adopting one inner city neighborhood at a time.
Author : David Wagner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1538110083
Research suggests that between 6 and 14 percent of the US population has been homeless at some point in their lives—a huge number of people. No Longer Homeless shares the stories of people who have formerly been homeless to examine how they transition off the streets, find housing, and stay housed. No Longer Homeless offers a unique perspective of people who have managed to change their lives, the resources they needed, and the factors that contributed to lasting change. The book profiles men and women of different races and ages across the country, and it shares stories of people who have been off the streets from two months to twenty years. It addresses topics such as addiction, mental health, income—from formal employment and off-the-books work, and community resources. No Longer Homeless is a powerful look at a group of people we rarely hear about—those who have formerly been on the streets—sharing the details of their lives to help individuals, organizations, and communities learn to better support the ongoing challenges of homelessness.
Author : Keidrain Brewster
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,80 MB
Release : 2021-05-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781737228905
From the Streets to the Suites takes readers on Keidrain Brewster's journey as he navigates the ups and downs of learning a new skill and then turning it into a business venture. Lessons are redeemed through unexpected interactions and seemingly unimportant events as he navigates himself to the rocky road of entrepreneurship. His perseverance and ability to see opportunity help him lift himself higher and higher until he is no longer in the streets but now, looking over his city from the suites. Keidrain describes the epiphanies that took him to new heights not only in his days as a commercial driving employee but also as a new business owner. A real, honest, and bluntly told adventure that is sure to help anyone understand why keeping your eyes and mind open can help propel you to unthinkable peaks.
Author : Gail Snyder
Publisher : Referencepoint Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 2021-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781678201708
One in 30 young people aged 13 to 17 and one in ten 17- to 25-year-olds experience homelessness in any year. Whether they double-up with family or friends, couch surf, live on the streets, or live in motels or shelters, homeless youths are often hidden from public view and the impact of their housing instability may be felt for generations. Homeless: Youth Living on the Streets explores what it is like to be young and homeless, what causes youth homelessness, and what can be done about it.
