How is women’s homelessness governed in contemporary society? A Foucauldian perspective

Beginning with the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, the legislative framework within England and Wales has sought to regulate women’s homelessness. In constructing the homeless woman’s identity - as in the select experiences and circumstances by which her existence is acknowledged and authentica...

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1. VerfasserIn: MCDOWELL, MARGARET,JANE (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2015
In:Jahr: 2015
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