Women Rough Sleepers in Europe: Homelessness and Victims of Domestic Abuse

ISBN-13: 9781447317098 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 224 str.

Kate Moss; Paramjit Singh

Opis

Homelessness among women is a major issue across Europe, especially in the current climate of weak economies and government austerity. The first book to concentrate specifically on women s homelessness, this book draws on data from an EU-funded study that looked at homeless women sleeping on the streets across the European Union. Arguing that there are currently little or no specific provisions for helping this vulnerable and hard-to-reach group, the authors offer a close look at what effective policies might be, what strategies and services could be deployed, and, in particular, how governments might address the more complicated needs of homeless women who have suffered from domestic abuse."

Spis treści

Introduction; Towards a New Theory of Women’s Homelessness: Social Dysfunction Theory; A European Perspective on Women’s Rough Sleeping; Analysing and Understanding the Problem of Women’s Rough Sleeping: The Women Rough Sleepers Stories; Analysing and Understanding the Problem of Women’s Rough Sleeping: The Service Providers Stories; Explaining Women’s Rough Sleeping; Challenges and Recommendations; Appendix A: Research instruments used in the study.