| Description |
xii, 323 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-316) and index. |
| Contents |
In the shadow of the mouse : Central Florida as myth, metaphor, and reality -- Poverty in Central Florida : work, wages, and well-being among low and moderate income families (with Jana L. Jasinski) -- One thousand homeless men -- Transients and frequent flyers : patterns of shelter utilization and their implications for social policy -- It's not who we are : realities of homelessness for women and children (with Hilary M. Dotosn and Jana L. Jasinski) -- Shelter life : risk or respite? -- Lovely, dark, and deep : Central Florida's woods people -- The drunk, the addicted, and the just plain shiftless? (with Rachel Rayburn) -- "No place for sissies" : the elderly homeless -- Mean as a snake, crazy as a shithouse rat : public perceptions of the homeless (with Jana L. Jasinki) -- The kindness of strangers : volunteers, volunteerism, and the homeless -- A tale of two cities : homeless politics and services in Miami and Orlando -- What have we learned? |
| Summary |
Provides an account of the 'other' Orlando, the world of the homeless families, day laborers, mentally ill, and other needy of the Orlando, Florida area. |
| Subject |
Poverty -- Florida.
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Homelessness -- Florida.
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Florida -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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Florida -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Donley, Amy M., author.
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| ISBN |
9781412842211 |
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1412842212 : $39.95 |
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