Social communities and homelessness: A broader concept analysis of social relationships and homelessness

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 455-474

  Shier, Micheal L ^a   Jones, Marion E ^b   Graham, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Relationships; Social environment; Social networks; Social support; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960775312     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2011.566449     Document Type: Article

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