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Homelessness, International Perspectives on

By: Irene Glasser & Rae Bridgman
In: Encyclopedia of Homelessness
Edited by: David Levinson
Subject:Housing Policy, Poverty & Homelessness, Poverty & Inequality
Keywords:basic income; homelessness; hostels; shelters; squatter settlements; street children; tenants

Understanding homelessness in international perspective poses a general challenge: to approach each culture from an emic point of view—that of an insider—since what one culture regards as homelessness, another may not. For example, the communal apartments of Russia may be termed ...

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  Glasser, I., & Bridgman, R. (2004). Homelessness, international perspectives on. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of homelessness (Vol. 1, pp. 240-244). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n68
  
  Glasser, Irene, and Rae Bridgman. "Homelessness, International Perspectives on." In Encyclopedia of Homelessness, edited by Levinson, David, 240-44. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n68.
  
  Glasser, I. and Bridgman, R. 2004. Homelessness, International Perspectives on. In: David Levinson Editor, 2004. Encyclopedia of Homelessness, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 240-244 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n68> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Glasser, Irene and Rae Bridgman. "Homelessness, International Perspectives on." Encyclopedia of Homelessness. Edited by David Levinson. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004, pp. 240-44. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n68.
  
  Glasser, Irene, and Rae Bridgman (2004). Homelessness, international perspectives on In: Levinson, David (Ed.),Homelessness, international perspectives on Encyclopedia of homelessness Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2004:240-244. doi:10.4135/9781412952569.n68
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