Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

Rachel and her children :

Kozol, Jonathan.

Rachel and her children : homeless families in America / - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, 1988. - ix, 261 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 249-252.

Ordinary people -- Overview : a captive state -- pt. 1. Christmas at the Martinique Hotel -- 1. A mood or resignation -- 2. Grieving for a lost home -- 3. Three generations -- 4. Rachel and her children -- 5. The big street -- pt. 2. Failure to thrive -- 1. Concealment -- 2. Stereotypes -- 3. The penalties of failure -- 4. The road to Potter's Field -- 5. Distancing ourselves from pain and tears -- 6. About prayer -- pt. 3. The natural results -- 1. Seasonal concerns -- 2. The long march -- 3. Untouchables -- 4. One childhood : no second chance -- Epilogue : economies of scale.

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Homeless persons--United States.
Poor--United States.
Sans-abri.
Pauvres.
Armoede.
Thuislozen.
Interviews (vorm)


7.150.

HV4505 / .K69 1988

362.5/0973