'A place to rest': The role of transitional housing in ending homelessness for women in Calgary, Canada;Un lugar para descansar: El rol de la vivienda transicional para acabar con la situación de calle de las mujeres en Calgary, Canadá

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 834-853

  Fotheringham, Sarah ^a   Walsh, Christine A ^a   Burrowes, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b YWCA of Calgary   (Canada)

Author keywords

homelessness; permanent housing; photovoice; transitional housing; women

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; HOMELESSNESS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA;

EID: 84906823760     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2013.810605     Document Type: Article

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