Article
Book Review: Matthew D. Marr, Better Must Come: Exiting Homelessness in Two Global Cities
Journal of Urban Affairs
(2016)
Abstract
Dr.Marr’sbooktakesacomparativeapproachtohomelessnessexitsinLosAngelesandTokyo. Hismultileveltheoreticalmodelisessentiallythemirrorimageofthemultilevelmodelsofthecauses ofhomelessness,nowwidelyaccepted.Peoplebecomehomelessnessbecauseoftheinteractionof inequitablydistributedmarketsinhousingandwork,throughlimitedandfailedsocialprotections, andthemediationoftheseforcesintheconflictedlivesofdisadvantagedpeople,families,and communities.Perhapsnotsurprisingly,peoplegetoutofhomelessnessthroughthereversemediation oftheselargermarketsandsocialforcesandthroughhelpfulsocialconnections.Here,Dr.Marr introducesthetermforgivingtodescribethesocialcontextsthatmakeitpossibletoexithomelessness: Whilesurmountingthecomplexproblemsthatdrivepeopleintohomelessnessrequiressubstantial individualresilience,exitsfromhomelessnessalsodependonforgivingcontextsatmultiplesocial
levels—whetherfavorable conditionsinlocal laborandhousingmarkets, flexible andholisticsocial service settings, orcultural milieux thatpromote mutual aidamong friends, family, and community. Thesearesocialcontextsthatworkagainsttheglobalandlocaltrendsdrivinginequalityandthatcan promote exits from homelessness.
Keywords
- homelessness
Disciplines
Publication Date
June, 2016
Citation Information
Dennis P Culhane. "Book Review: Matthew D. Marr, Better Must Come: Exiting Homelessness in Two Global Cities" Journal of Urban Affairs (2016) p. 1 - 2 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dennis_culhane/201/