Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Homelessness Today -- Who Are the Homeless? -- The Baby Boom and Homelessness -- Family Homelessness and the Underclass -- A Homeless Man's Story -- America's Response: Part of the Problem -- Homelessness and the American Social Experience -- A History of Homelessness -- The Politics of Homelessness -- Causes and Solutions: Confusion and Denial -- A More Reasoned Approach -- The Truth About Homelessness -- Tragedy on the Streets: A Call to Action