A Qualitative Examination of Masculinity, Homelessness, and Social Class Among Men in a Transitional Shelter

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-148

  Liu, William Ming ^a   Stinson, Ren ^a   Hernandez, Jovan ^a   Shepard, Samuel ^a   Haag, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

consensual qualitative research; homelessness; men; poverty; social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549157813     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014999     Document Type: Article

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