The sociospatial stigmatization of homeless women with children1

Urban Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-322

  Takahashi, Lois M ^a   McElroy, Jaime ^b   Rowe, Stacy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless women; Southern California; Stigma

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SEGREGATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036451573     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.23.4.301     Document Type: Article

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