Exclusionary practices and the delegitimization of client voice: How staff create, sustain, and escalate conflict in a drop-in center for street kids

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 961-988

  Joniak, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Exclusion; Homelessness; Service institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244388267     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764204274204     Document Type: Article

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