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While the American family is held to be sacrosanct, societal responses to struggling families in deep poverty amount to a betrayal of children, whose needs are unmet by their primary caretakers and are further denied by public policymakers.

Table of Contents

Preface
Descent to Shelter: Systemic Factors Leading to Shelter
How a Diverse Population Grew While Housing Decreased
Family Values and Other Myths and Realities about Families
The Social Psychological Experience of Poverty and Shelter Life
Shelter Life and Women's Self-Concept
Shelter Life and Its Effects of Children's Development
Solutions: Some Old, Some New
A Solution for Shrinking Funds: Mandated Community Collaboration
Consciousness Raising: An Old Solution with a New Twist
Recommendations
Epilogue: Connecting Private Troubles with Public Issues: A Little Sociological Imagination Would Help
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

BARBARA A. ARRIGHI is Associate Professor of Sociology at Northern Kentucky University. Her articles have been published in professional journals and in the Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family.

Reviews

?For those who want to learn more about homelessness and what it is like and what may be done about it, the book provides useful information.?-Issues in Child Abuse Accusations

?In general, Arrighi has written a valuable book with sound observations on welfare and poverty. Her recommendations for changes in public policy are equally valuable.?-Social Work With Groups

"For those who want to learn more about homelessness and what it is like and what may be done about it, the book provides useful information."-Issues in Child Abuse Accusations

"In general, Arrighi has written a valuable book with sound observations on welfare and poverty. Her recommendations for changes in public policy are equally valuable."-Social Work With Groups