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1 online resource. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
This book explores the complexities of homelessness in Australia & mdash;and the future policies likely to improve the situation. What is homelessness? Who counts as homeless? Whose responsibility is homelessness? In Homelessness in Australia, experts in the sector offer timely insights into the history, causes, and extent of homelessness in the country, and the future policy directions most likely to have a positive impact. Covering issues such as gender, Indigenous homelessness, family violence, young people, and the effects of trauma, the book aims to improve both the understanding of the complexities involved and the outcomes for those experiencing homelessness. |
| Contents |
Introduction; Part 1: Overview; 1. Homelessness policy: Benign neglect or regulation and control?; 2. Theorising cause; 3. The dynamics of homelessness; Part 2: Debates and Issues; 4. Definition and counting: Where to now?; 5. Gender and homelessness; 6. Young people; 7. Older people; 8. Indigenous homelessness; 9. Domestic and family violence; 10. Complex needs and the justice system; 11. Trauma: A cause and consequence of homelessness; 12. Chronic homelessness: A political and moral priority; Part 3: Policy and the Future13. The failure of the housing system; 14. Reforming the service system. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Homelessness -- Australia.
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Homeless persons -- Australia.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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Homeless persons |
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Homelessness |
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Australia https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM |
| Added Author |
Chamberlain, Chris, 1948- editor.
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Johnson, Guy, editor.
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Robinson, Catherine (Catherine Francoise) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjr6BH3FhDgb9dvgXM9crq
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| ISBN |
9781742241869 (electronic bk.) |
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1742241867 (electronic bk.) |
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9781742247113 (electronic bk.) |
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1742247113 (electronic bk.) |
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