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27 septembre 2017
- handle: 10670/1.gs6nfr
- isbn: 9780776621432
- eisbn: 9780776626130
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santé sans domicile fixe Canada réfugiés Canada homelessness health refugee Sociology SOC045000 JFFASujets proches
Social theory Social welfare Social work Social service agencies Relief stations (for the poor) Philanthropy Benevolent institutions Social reform Social welfare Reform, Social Public welfare--Government policy Welfare (Public assistance) Social welfare Poor relief Public welfare reform Relief (Aid) Welfare reform Public assistance Benevolent institutions Public relief Public charities Populations, Human Human populations Population growth Human population Individuals (Persons) People Health care delivery Health services Personal health services Medical services Medical and health care industry Delivery of medical care Health care Healthcare Delivery of health care People Man Humanity (Human beings) Human race Mankind Homo sapiens Humankind Humans Social welfare Philanthropy Human welfare Urban housing Homes Slum clearance Housing needs Housing--Social aspects Houses Affordable housing Residences Bag ladies Shopping bag ladies Street people (Homeless persons) Homeless people Homeless adults Wellness Personal health Federalism Division of powers Federal systems Federal-state relations Federal-provincial relations Federal government--Law and legislation Residence (Law) Institutions, Charitable and philanthropic Social welfare Endowed charities Charitable institutions Poor relief Alms and almsgiving Relief (Aid) Philanthropy Benevolent institutions Private nonprofit social work Charities--Societies, etc Shape Forms (Shapes) Demography Demographics Biography--HealthCiter ce document
Manal Guirguis-Younger et al., « Introduction », Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press, ID : 10670/1.gs6nfr
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Why This Book? Stereotypical images of homeless persons, such as those of 'junkies', 'squeegee kids' or 'bag ladies', shape popular understandings of homelessness but obscure the scope and diversity of Canada's homeless population. Over the past thirty years, the retreat of the federal government from social housing, along with reforms to social welfare programs and health care, has contributed to a growing homelessness crisis that affects tens of thousands of people every year (Hulchanski et...