Professional Lives, Personal Struggles
Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness
Contributions by Julie Adkins, Kathleen Arnold, Kurt Borchard, David Cook, Jeff Ferrell, Vincent Lyon-Callo, Jürgen von Mahs, Don Mitchell, Rob Rosenthal, Michael Rowe, Lynn A. Staeheli, J. Talmadge Wright Edited by Randall Amster, Martha Trenna Valado
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Publication date:
06 July 2012Length of book:
226 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-13: 9780739174296
This edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within it. The authors provide insights into the realities and challenges of social research that will guide students, activists, practitioners, policymakers, and service providers, as well as both novice and seasoned researchers in fields of inquiry ranging from anthropology and sociology to geography and cultural studies. Although many texts have explored the subject of homelessness, few have attempted to encapsulate and examine the complex process of researching the issue as a phenomenon unto itself. Professional Lives, Personal Struggles examines the many challenges of conducting ethical research on homelessness, as well as the potential for positive change and transformation, through the deeply personal accounts of scholars and advocates with extensive experience working in the field.
In a world of mindless tweets, Facebook “over-sharing” and Kim Kardashian, it is heartening to know that sociologists still care about something that matters: the homeless, the wretched of our American earth. Let us praise the authors of this volume for keeping their story alive.