Representations of homelessness in four Canadian newspapers: Regulation, control, and social order

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 147-172

  Schneider, Barbara ^a   Chamberlain, Kerry ^b   Hodgetts, Darrin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Framing; Homelessness; Media coverage; Regulation and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959415676     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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