{"product_id":"9781509554492","title":"Homelessness A Critical Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHomelessness\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCameron Parsell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Social Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHomelessness is a punishing condition that inflicts unquestionable harm on those who experience it. It is also a \u003ci\u003esocial\u003c\/i\u003e problem that starkly lays bare deep societal failure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Cameron Parsell shows, society – along with the public policy measures intended to address it – treats being homeless as an identity, casting those who experience homelessness as fundamentally different from “us.” To be homeless is to face daily victimization, to be a recipient of someone else’s care, and to have autonomy taken away. Parsell argues that we have at our disposal the knowledge and momentum to demonstrably reduce and even end homelessness. Our first task is to confront the fact that homelessness is a relatively predictable phenomenon that disproportionately impacts people who are failed by society in myriad ways. We must respond to the problem in ways that understand and thus do not recreate the dehumanizing conditions experienced by those who are homeless. Homelessness is a choice: of how we organize society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSketching the defining features of homelessness, this critical introduction will be a valuable resource for students studying homelessness, housing, marginality, and poverty across the social sciences and social work.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCameron Parsell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social Science at the University of Queensland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 November 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509554492\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379756396684,"sku":"9781509554492","price":62.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509554492_f90e3135-0347-48bf-bf3c-5d5c31a09ab0.jpg?v=1780140390","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509554492","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}