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Abstract
This paper addresses the homeless situation in the United States and the government’s approaches to solving the problem. This paper argues that a proliferation of shelters and shelter services has occurred over the past decade, contrasting that with a precipitous decrease in low-income housing. An analysis of the negative consequences of shelterization follows, stressing the control and dependency engendered in shelter settings. Finally, the paper presents the homeless response to this issue and calls for political mobilization of the homeless rather than the present “advocacy” of human service professionals.
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Kathryn D. Talley
Kathryn D. Talley and Doug A. Timmer are Associate Professors in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
Doug A. Timmer
Kathryn D. Talley and Doug A. Timmer are Associate Professors in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.