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The Nature of Homelessness - Historical Attitudes Towardthe Homeless, Defining Homelessness, Causes Of Homelessness, Counting The Homeless, Public Interest In Homelessness

Homelessness is a complex social problem. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless in "How Many People Experience Homelessness?" (http://www.nationalhomeless.org/numbers.html, September 2002), one-half to three-quarters of a million people lack a place to sleep on any given night in the United States, and 3.5 million will be homeless at some time during the year. Social researchers—educators, sociologists, economists, and political scientists—have studied homelessness in the past and present and have determined that homelessness is caused by a combination of poverty, misfortune, illness, and behavior.

The Demographics of Homelessness - The Authoritative Estimates, How Numbers Are Used, Growth Patterns, Profiles Of The Homeless, Children And Youths [next] [back] The Causes of Poverty and the Search for Solutions - The Myths And Realities Of Poverty, The Millennium Declaration, Hunger And Malnutrition, Low Wages And The Working Poor

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