Culture and Psychiatry Ser.: Families on the Edge : Experiences of Homelessness and Care in Rural New England by Elizabeth Carpenter-Song (2023, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262546183

ISBN-139780262546188

eBay Product ID (ePID)22058366104

Product Key Features

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFamilies on the Edge : Experiences of Homelessness and Care in Rural New England

Publication Year2023

SubjectHealth Care Delivery, Poverty & Homelessness, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Medical

AuthorElizabeth Carpenter-Song

SeriesCulture and Psychiatry Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-033242

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments vii Prelude xi 1 Introduction 1 2 Becoming Homeless in Rural New England 17 3 Life on the Edge 45 4 Paradoxes of Care 71 5 Shattered Families 97 6 Toward Security Following Homelessness 121 7 Conclusion 137 Epilogue: Notes from the Pandemic 147 Appendix: Family Housing Trajectories 149 Notes 153 References 159 Index 173

SynopsisAn intimate account of rural New England families living on the edge of homelessness, as well as the practices and policies of care that fail them. Families on the Edge is an ethnographic portrait of families in rural and small-town New England who are often undercut by the very systems that are set up to help them. In this book, author and medical anthropologist Elizabeth Carpenter-Song draws on a decade of ethnographic research to chart the struggles of a cohort of families she met in a Vermont family shelter in 2009, as they contend with housing insecurity, mental illness, and substance use. Few other works have attempted to take such a long-term view of how vulnerability to homelessness unfolds over time or to engage so fully with existing scholarship in the fields of anthropology and health services. Research on homelessness in the United States has been overwhelmingly conducted in urban settings, so much less is known about its trajectory in rural areas and small towns. Carpenter-Song's book identifies how specific aspects of rural New England--including scarce affordable housing stock, extremely limited transportation, and cultural expectations of self-reliance--come together to thwart opportunities for families despite their continual striving to "make it" in this environment. Carpenter-Song shines a light on the many high-stakes consequences that occur when systems of care fail and offers a way forward for clinicians, health researchers, and policymakers seeking practical solutions., An intimate account of rural New England families living on the edge of homelessness, as well as the practices and policies of care that fail them. Families on the Edge is an ethnographic portrait of families in rural and small-town New England who are often undercut by the very systems that are set up to help them. In this book, author and medical anthropologist Elizabeth Carpenter-Song draws on a decade of ethnographic research to chart the struggles of a cohort of families she met in a Vermont family shelter in 2009, as they contend with housing insecurity, mental illness, and substance use. Few other works have attempted to take such a long-term view of how vulnerability to homelessness unfolds over time or to engage so fully with existing scholarship in the fields of anthropology and health services. Research on homelessness in the United States has been overwhelmingly conducted in urban settings, so much less is known about its trajectory in rural areas and small towns. Carpenter-Song's book identifies how specific aspects of rural New England-including scarce affordable housing stock, extremely limited transportation, and cultural expectations of self-reliance-come together to thwart opportunities for families despite their continual striving to "make it" in this environment. Carpenter-Song shines a light on the many high-stakes consequences that occur when systems of care fail and offers a way forward for clinicians, health researchers, and policymakers seeking practical solutions.

LC Classification NumberHV4506.N393C38 2023