Metaphors in homelessness discourse and research: Exploring "Pathways", "Careers" and "Safety Nets"

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-291

  Fopp, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Careers; George Lakoff; Homelessness; Metaphors; Pathways; Safety net

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71749092349     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: 16512278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036090802476564     Document Type: Article

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