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Pathfinder: Homelessness in America
Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications
SCOPE: Violence, poverty, and mental illness are the main factors that contribute to homelessness in America. It is estimated that over 60% of homeless persons engage in criminal acts as a matter of survival. Shelters and affordable housing have been established to alleviate some of the problems. The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating library resources on the topic of homelessness. It is not intended as a comprehensive listing, but as a selective sampling of some of the many types of materials available in the library.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Books dealing with the homeless are listed in the Baddour Library's online catalog under the following subject headings:
Homeless
persons Social aspects United States
Homeless
persons Government policy United States
Poor
United States
There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.
OVERVIEW SOURCES
CQ Researcher (online database, also available in hardcopy in the Reference Section):
Issues and Controversies database from Facts on
File
REF HM 17.E5 1991 Encyclopedia of Sociology
REFHM585.W67 2001 World of Sociology
Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Blau, Joel. The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Brickner, Philip W. Under the Safety Net: The Health and Social Welfare of the Homeless in the United States. New York: Norton, 1990.
Eighner, Lars. Travels with Lizbeth. New York: St. Martins Press, 1993.
Hombs, Mary Ellen. American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
Kusmer, Kenneth L. Down & Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Click the links for a
list of full text journals available through our databases in:
Open Access Journals in
Social & Public Welfare
Updated
08/24/2007
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