Publisher's Synopsis
Topics studied in this volume include: demographic characteristics; causes of homelessness; health and illness; the gap between the income of the homeless and the cost of low-income housing; kinship and friendship networks; crime and victimization patterns; and policy alternatives. These topics areexamined in relation to thefindings form studies which have focused on homelessness in major metrapolitan areas. This study is based on a sample of 100 homelss people.