Curriculum vitae, short version, 2010 teresa r gowan. Homeless in san francisco,teresa gowan explores how society views homelessness, as well as how the homeless view. Contributed papers presented at professional meetings, conferences, etc. An individual user may print out a pdf of a single chapter of a monograph in mnso for personal use. Homeless in san francisco kindle edition by gowan, teresa. Aug 26, 2012 department of sociology, university of chicago, chicago, illinois 60637. She increased the number of men she was following to get a broader picture of the life of homelessness. In chapter one, in what ways did gowan adjust her study based on her fieldwork.
Homeless in san francisco when homelessness reemerged in american cities during the 1980s at levels not. The book begins with some deep background information about the life of the homeless. It is here that gowans work makes a substantial contribution to the literature, as a primary source on the. Current issues are now on the chicago journals website. July 2010 kati nolfi nonfiction hobos, hustlers, and backsliders. Benac western michigan university for the past several decades in american soci. In hobos, hustlers, and backsliders, however, sociologist teresa gowan confronts the reader with an intimate ethnography of diverse individuals struggling with systemic failure, as she explores the complexities of homeless culture as it is lived by men on the streets in san francisco. The homelessness discourse on sickness struggled to hold its own.
Department of sociology, university of chicago, chicago, illinois 60637. In hobos, hustlers, and backsliders, teresa gowan vividly depicts the lives of homeless men in san francisco and analyzes the influence of the homelessness industry on. Denial of universal human material needs and aversion to the homeless. Teresa gowans ethnography of homelessness in san francisco is a lucid and devastating examination of poverty in the united states. Homelessness trachtenberg school of public policy and public.
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This powerful ethnography makes clear that the way we talk about issues of extreme poverty has real consequences for how we address this problemand for the homeless themselves. Mar 25, 2011 in her new book hobos, hustlers and backsliders. Teresa gowan april 21, 2011 department of justice studies. Homeless in san francisco by teresa gowan 2010, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders ebook por teresa gowan. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Teresa gowans hobos, hustlers, and backsliders is one part cultural critique that situates narratives about homelessness between classic cul turestructure. Jul 10, 2010 in hobos, hustlers, and backsliders, teresa gowan vividly depicts the lives of homeless men in san francisco and analyzes the influence of the homelessness industry on the streets, in the shelters, and on public policy. Homeless in san francisco when homelessness reemerged in american cities during the 1980s at levels not seen since the great depression, it. Readings and films on homelessness research, readings, and. With the systematic development and nowglobal proliferation of broken windows policing, qualityoflife ordinances, and civility laws over the last two decades, the causes and consequences of homelessness have.
New books network teresa gowan, hobos, hustlers and. Jul 01, 2010 hobos, hustlers, and backsliders book. Gowan shows some of the diverse ways that men on the street in san francisco struggle for survival, autonomy, and selfrespect. Inside christian rehab with student zachary binsfeld. Teresa gowan gowan shows some of the diverse ways that men on the street in san francisco struggle for survival, autonomy, and selfrespect. Living for weeks at a time among homeless menworking sidebyside. Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders, sociological forum 10. Apr 21, 2011 in hobos, hustlers, and backsliders, teresa gowan vividly depicts the lives of homeless men in san francisco and analyzes the influence of the homelessness industry on the streets, in the shelters, and on public policy. This chapter takes a look at san franciscos homeless men living under the shelter system to assess their experience in more servicerich environments. Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders is a timely, important, and superbly written book. When homelessness reemerged in american cities during the 1980s at levels not seen since the great depression, it initially provoked shock and outrage. Reviewed by cynthia miller published on henvironment january, 2011 commissioned by david t. In this compassionate, academic study of homeless men. Homeless in san francisco university of minnesota press, 2010, teresa gowan explores how these different ways of thinking, and talking, about homelessness not only shape the public policy responses to it, but also affect how homeless individuals themselves come to see their identities, daily.
Several notable homeless subcultures in san francisco were analyzed, with particular focus given to the adult male homeless population. Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders ebook by teresa gowan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Here, social workers and counselors tried to help men and women by providing a safe island for therapeutic intervention, but their successes were fragile and often transitory. Mar 08, 2015 hobos hustlers and backsliders an ethnography by teresa gowan tamara anderson anth320 hobos hustlers and backsliders was a project conducted on the study of euroamerican constructions of poverty and homelessness. Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders university of minnesota. With the systematic development and nowglobal proliferation of. Jul 10, 2010 hobos, hustlers, and backsliders is spectacular ethnography, fearlessly conducted by a small, white english woman among homeless men in san franciscos roughest neighborhoods. Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders is a timely, important, and superbly writ ten book. Hobos hustlers and backsliders by teresa gowan essay 1870 words. Copy text html formatted copy text cowinner of the 2011 mary douglas prize for best book in the sociology of culture, american sociological association.
The alchemy of culture and structure in homeless san francisco thematic session. Established in 1895 as the first us scholarly journal in its field, the american journal of sociology ajs presents pathbreaking work from all areas of sociology, with an emphasis on theory building and innovative methods. Based on 10 years of ethnographic research in san francisco, gowans book exemplifies and problematizes the discourses shaping. The big surprise is not the hostility of the police or the shortage of services, but the determination of so many of these men to build a career out of recycling trash. Midwest sociological society meetings, chicago, 2010. In hobos, hustlers, and backsliders, teresa gowan vividly depicts the lives of homeless men in san francisco and analyzes the influence of the homelessness industry on the streets, in the shelters, and on public policy. Ajs strives to speak to the general sociology reader and is open to contributions. While completing her phd in sociology at uc berkeley, teresa gowan spent roughly 1,700 hours in the field with 38 homeless men living on the streets of san f. Curriculum vitae, 2014 teresa r gowan identifying information. Righteous dopefiend by philippe bourgois, jeffrey schonberg.
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