This study traces the history of homelessness and identifies its causes. It also takes note of various responses to homelessness in America and to displacement in South Africa. Oral histories, taken from women housed in Atlanta, Georgia in a drug and alcohol abuse program and a women's shelter and in Johannesburg, South Africa in a squatters' camp and a women's shelter, are used to ascertain the extent of displacement among females, their perceptions of the responses to their various situations, and their feelings about what services are still needed. The study concludes with recommendations addressed to government agencies, public and prlvate organizations, and communities for the alleviation of homelessness and displacement among Africana women in Atlanta and Johannesburg.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:auctr.edu/oai:digitalcommons.auctr.edu:dissertations-3006 |
| Date | 01 July 1998 |
| Creators | Thornton, Katherine J. |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center |
| Source Sets | Atlanta University Center |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | ETD Collection for Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center |
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