Explaining the puzzle of homeless mobilization: An examination of differential participation

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-335

  Corrigall Brown, Catherine ^a   Snow, David A ^b   Smith, Kelly ^c   Quist, Theron ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Participation; Protest; Social movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349094684     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2009.52.3.309     Document Type: Article

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