The economics of being young and poor: How homeless youth survive in neo-liberal times

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 39-63

  Karabanow, Jeff ^a   Hughes, Jean ^a   Ticknor, Jann ^a   Kidd, Sean ^b   Patterson, Dorothy ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c School of Health and Human Performance ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Hope; Livelihood strategies; Youth resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958784275     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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