Sociology 498: Homelessness

Rossi: Down and Out in America

"The line between homelessness and having a home is fuzzy."

Peter Rossi Down and Out in America , chapter 1, page 10.

• hotel rooms?
• SROs?
• rented rooms in private dwelling?
• beds in dormatory-like asscomodations?
• cars?
• RVs?
• covered pickup truck?
• tent?
• shack in an alley?
• self-made cabin in the woods?
• divorced 30 year old man living with his mother?
• friend who has crashed in your apartment for the last week ?
• someone in jail with no home address?