http://sunilgarg.com/2009/06/homelessness-in-america/ an experimental thought process Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sunilgarg.com/2009/06/homelessness-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-339 ross Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://sunilgarg.com/?p=156#comment-339 Interesting videos and blog entry! I just finished an insightful and provocative book called Righteous Dopefiends by Philippe Bourgois (California Public Anthropology). The anthropologists/authors conduct 'field work' in a homeless community in San Fran, studying, befriending and living with homeless drug addicts for 12 years in the late 90's and early 2000's. The authors do a great job of breaking down stereotypes like the videos and analyzing the complex factors that result in homelessness and severe drug addiction. The writers tell detailed life stories of various homeless individuals and focuses on their childhood/family histories as well as economic, medical and criminal justice factors that resulted in their homelessness. Interesting videos and blog entry!
I just finished an insightful and provocative book called Righteous Dopefiends by Philippe Bourgois (California Public Anthropology). The anthropologists/authors conduct ‘field work’ in a homeless community in San Fran, studying, befriending and living with homeless drug addicts for 12 years in the late 90′s and early 2000′s. The authors do a great job of breaking down stereotypes like the videos and analyzing the complex factors that result in homelessness and severe drug addiction. The writers tell detailed life stories of various homeless individuals and focuses on their childhood/family histories as well as economic, medical and criminal justice factors that resulted in their homelessness.

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