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Tables of Contents for Being Homeless
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: Fieldwork and the Research Problem
1
8
1 A Brief History of Homelessness
9
12
2 The Constructive Demography of Homelessness
21
14
3 Literary Constructions of Homelessness
35
10
4 Ethnographic Constructions of Homelessness
45
16
5 Abbot House and Its Clients
61
14
6 The Local Demography of Homeless Clients
75
14
7 Staff Constructions of the Client
89
30
8 Narrative Practice and the Interactive Dynamics of Client Work
119
24
9 Client Constructions of the Shelter and Homelessness
143
26
Conclusion: The Lessons of Narrativity
169
4
Selected Bibliography
173
6
Index
179
4
About the Author
183