Homeless in Las Vegas
Stories from the Street
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
| Author: | Kurt Borchard | ISBN: | 9780874178395 |
| Publisher: | University of Nevada Press | Publication: | April 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Nevada Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kurt Borchard |
| ISBN: | 9780874178395 |
| Publisher: | University of Nevada Press |
| Publication: | April 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Nevada Press |
| Language: | English |
The homeless men and women represented in this book speak candidly about their plight, its origins, and the many obstacles to escaping it. They discuss the unique challenges and opportunities that Las Vegas’s focus on tourism, indulgence, and diversion offers its homeless residents. This compelling and emotionally charged ethnography counters many of the stereotypes of homeless men and women, revealing the remarkable diversity of their circumstances. It also offers their perspectives on social services and civic attitudes toward homelessness.
The homeless men and women represented in this book speak candidly about their plight, its origins, and the many obstacles to escaping it. They discuss the unique challenges and opportunities that Las Vegas’s focus on tourism, indulgence, and diversion offers its homeless residents. This compelling and emotionally charged ethnography counters many of the stereotypes of homeless men and women, revealing the remarkable diversity of their circumstances. It also offers their perspectives on social services and civic attitudes toward homelessness.
