A complex exile : homelessness and social exclusion in Canada

Dej, Erin 1983- (author.).

Summary: "A Complex Exile shows that the homelessness sector inadvertently reinforces the social exclusion of people who are homeless. Over 235,000 people couch surf, stay in emergency shelters, and live on the street in Canada every year. However, the very policies, practices, and funding models that exist to house the homeless, promote social inclusion, and provide mental health care form a homelessness industrial complex. These practices emphasize personal responsibility and individualized responses that ultimately serve to subtly exclude people. This book goes beyond bio-medical and psychological perspectives on homelessness, mental illness, and addiction, to call for a transformation in how we respond to homelessness in Canada."--

Record details

ISBN: 0774865113
ISBN: 9780774865111
Physical Description: print
254 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Vancouver ; UBC Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:	[Hardcover]
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	1 Exploring Exclusion among People Experiencing Homelessness -- 2 The Pillars of Exclusion: Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Criminalization in Canada -- 3 Managing in Place: The Shelter as Neoliberal Total Institution -- 4 Identity Management: Identity Making in the Context of Marginalization -- 5 Taking the Blame: Responsibilizing Homelessness -- 6 The Homeless Mental Health Consumer: Managing Exclusion through Redeemability -- 7 Moving toward Inclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in electronic formats.