| Homeless Youth Contributor(s): Van Der Ploeg, Jan Douwe (Author), Scholte, Evert M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803978065 ISBN-13: 9780803978065 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $69.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362 |
| Series: Working with Children and Adolescents |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.45 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This wide-ranging book analyzes the problem of youth homelessness in the western world. Taking into account psychological characteristics while highlighting the major risk factors in the family, at school and in society at large, the authors offer both practitioners and policymakers tools for dealing with all aspects of this issue. Within a clear conceptual and theoretical framework, Jan van der Ploeg and Evert Scholte define the phenomenon of homelessness, drawing on data from across Europe and North America to establish its scope and prevalence among young people today. Always alive to the practical implications of their analysis, they provide a thorough and comprehensive strategy for addressing the plight of the homeless |
