Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City: The Poor Among Us

by Ralph da Costa Nunez, Ethan G. Sribnick, Ethan G Sribnick

Conditions that perpetuate homelessness and poverty today have deep roots in America's past. In Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City, Ralph da Costa Nunez and Ethan G. Sribnick explore the world of New York's poor children and families, from the era of European settlements to the present day: their physical and social environments, the causes of their poverty, and the institutions and social movements that evolved to improve and regulate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137520299
• ISBN13: 9781137520296
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"