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Transitions Through Homelessness

Lives on the Edge

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Carol McNaughton

    1. University of York, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 1-2

  3. In the Absence of Home: Understanding Homelessness

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 3-32

  4. Emotional and Material Landscapes of Life

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 33-54

  5. Becoming a Homeless Person

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 55-86

  6. Being a Homeless Person

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 87-109

  7. Homelessness, Social Welfare and ‘Targeted Populations’

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 110-138

  8. Homelessness, Identity and Social Networks

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 139-167

  9. Conclusion: Lives on the Edge

    • Carol McNaughton
    Pages 168-184

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 185-197
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About this book

Following a group of people as they make the transition from homeless to 'housed' , this book presents a new perspective on homelessness, the individual factors associated with it such as addiction, mental illness and traumatic life histories, and how welfare and poverty interact with these conditions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of York, UK

    Carol McNaughton

About the author

CAROL MCNAUGHTON is currently an ESRC Research Fellow at the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, UK. She has extensive experience of researching transgression, transitions and the institutional role of social policy.

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