LEADER 03353nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910455644403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84964-088-2 010 $a0-585-48899-1 035 $a(CKB)111087027772066 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933390 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000517253 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12148001 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517253 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10487778 035 $a(PQKB)10203528 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000110657 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12034329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110657 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10064924 035 $a(PQKB)10422514 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386231 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386231 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479725 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987608 035 $a(OCoLC)53981916 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027772066 100 $a20021022d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBetter times than this$b[electronic resource] $eyouth homelessness in Britain /$fTom Hall 210 $aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. $cPluto Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (160 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-1623-9 311 $a0-7453-1624-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $b'Tom Hall combines street-level research with academic study to reveal the true scale and nature of the problem of hidden homelessness in contemporary Britain.' Nick Davies, author of Dark Heart: The Shocking Truth about Hidden Britain'Tom Hall writes with deep insight and a spare elegance. In the best realist tradition, he shows us the lives of homeless young people in an entirely fresh way. The reader, having been drawn into the creativity and despair of those lives, is left wondering if their problems are just those of a transitional phase, 'youth', or rather mark them for futures of permanent social exclusion.' Keith Hart, University of AberdeenIf the supposedly disaffected young provide the sub-text to so many of our social anxieties, then the young homeless loom larger here than most: our most vivid reminder of social exclusion, and exemplars too of what the tabloid press like to describe as the feckless, wilful poor.This book explores what life is really like for Britain's young homeless: estranged from their families, out of work and making do on the fringes of social security. The result is a vivid portrait of a pressing social problem. Based on extended fieldwork study - the author spent twelve months in the company of young people moving between hostel accommodation, rented bed-sit tenancies and episodes of rooflessness - Better Times Than This is Britain's first full ethnographic study of youth homelessness. 606 $aHomeless youth$zEngland$zSoutherton$xSocial conditions 606 $aMarginality, Social$zEngland$zSoutherton 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHomeless youth$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aMarginality, Social 676 $a362.7/086/942 700 $aHall$b Tom$f1967-$0942078 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455644403321 996 $aBetter times than this$92125629 997 $aUNINA