Homeless violence and the informal rules of street life

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-380

  Anderson, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Homeless lifestyle; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444436946     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02092914     Document Type: Article

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