Being Young and Homeless: Understanding How Youth Enter and Exit Street Life (Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society) - Softcover

Karabanow, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820467812 ISBN 13: 9780820467818

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

Being Young and Homeless is an intimate portrayal of life on the street from the perspective of young people in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Guatemala City. Jeff Karabanow passionately portrays street youth experiences in various locales, highlighting reasons for entering street life, struggles to survive on the street, encounters with service providers, and for some, the street exiting process. This insightful book is relevant for students and practitioners of social work, sociology, social administration, and public policy.

About this title

About the Author:

The Author: Jeff Karabanow is Assistant Professor at the Maritime School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. He received his Ph.D. in social work from Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario. Dr. Karabanow has published widely in academic journals in areas related to street youth culture and street youth services.

Review:

«This is an impressive book on one of the most important topics in international child welfare – homeless youth. Dr. Karabanow has thoroughly researched the process by which children become homeless and has carefully assessed the means by which they can be recovered. Highly recommended.» (Mark Lusk, Associate Provost for International Affairs, The University of Georgia, USA)
«A must read for anyone who wants to make a difference in the lives of street involved youth. ‘Being Young and Homeless: Understanding How Youth Enter And Exit Street Life’, puts the reader on the street and offers huge insights into the crisis of youth homelessness and the real solutions.» (Angela Bishop, Halifax Community Action on Homelessness)

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0820467812
• ISBN 13: 9780820467818
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 107