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Definition

“An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or an individual who resides in a shelter or a public place not designed for a regular sleeping place.” (Homeless in America, 1995)

 

 

Keywords

  • Homeless
  • Homelessness
  • Homeless Children
  • Homeless Women
 

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    • Should crimes against the homeless be considered hate crimes?

    • Why are there so many homeless people in the United States?

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    • What is poverty and how is poverty related to homelessness?

    • Should the government provide more affordable housing?

    • Can care for the homeless be privatized?

    • How can the children of the homeless be educated?

    • Are people left homeless by hurricanes receiving appropriate assistance?

    • Should the government provide help to homeless children?

    • Homelessness is a complex issue caused by a variety of factors such as economic factor, family breakdown, mental illness, lack of fordable housing, drug abuse and alcoholism. Concentrate on one issue and do in-depth research on that issue.

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    Reference Books

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    Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence
    Call Number: REF HV 9104 .E59 2007
    ISBN: 0313336822

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    Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
    Call Number: REF RC 437 .G36 2008
    ISBN: 1414429878

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    Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History
    Call Number: REF HV 12 .E497 2005
    ISBN: 0761925848

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    Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics and Policy
    Call Number: REF HC 110 .P6 P598 2004 v.1
    ISBN: 1576075974

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    International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
    Call Number: REF H 40 .A2 I5 2008

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    Encyclopedia of urban studies
    Call Number: REF HT108.5 .E634 2010

     
     

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