More than 2.5 million children are homeless in the United States every year. In every state, children are living packed in with relatives, or in cars, or motel rooms, or emergency shelters, the only constant being too many people in too little space. In a vividly-written narrative, experienced journalist Richard Schweid takes us on a spirited journey through this "invisible nation," giving us front-row dispatches. Based on in-depth reporting from five major cities, Invisible Nation looks backward at the historical context of family homelessness, as well as forward at what needs to be done to alleviate this widespread, although often hidden, poverty. Invisible Nation is a riveting must-read for anyone who wants to know what is happening to the millions of families living at the bottom of the economy.
| ISBN: | 9780520292673 |
| Publication date: | 4th November 2016 |
| Author: | Richard Schweid |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Genres: |
Urban communities Sociology: family and relationships Sociology |
"By the second or third day that you're homeless, in the car with all your clothes, your pots and pans, everything, having to wash yourself in a public rest room, you logically start to feel dirty. You prefer to use the drive-through [at fast-food restaurants] where no one will see you.
Invisible Nation features in the following genres: Urban communities, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology
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Invisible Nation was written by Richard Schweid and published by University of California Press
Invisible Nation has 240 pages