Silent Sisters: An Ethnography of Homeless Women

ISBN-13: 9780415763264 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 142 str.

Betty G. Russell

Opis

This book describes what homelessness is like for women and the extent to which female homelessness is gender-based. It tells what their lives are like and what their point of view is, both towards themselves and mainstream society. Because female homelessness is a serious social problem and is still poorly understood, the author describes the world of these women not only as an exercise in cultural analysis, but also with the intention of providing understanding which may help to improve their situation or alleviate their problems.

Spis treści

Actions and attitudes; the tramp versus the bag lady; the paths to homelessness; daily life; self-images and dreams; a matter of gender.

O autorze

Betty G. Russell