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Thursday, November 18, 2004, 08:10

Activist Ethnography: An unconventional look at homelessness

Western Michigan University

The book "Inequality, Poverty and Neoliberal Governance: Activist Ethnography in the Homeless Sheltering Industry" by associate professor of anthropology at Western Michigan University Dr. Vincent Lyon-Callo combines political-economic analysis with the rich detail of ethnographic study to offer a rare view of homelessness and inequality.

"My research looks at the well-meaning practices whereby those in the homeless sheltering industry try to resolve homelessness," Lyon-Callo says. "What I found is that even the best practices are limited when attention is focused on market-based and individualized practices of reform and governance."

"Privatization and deregulation in the name of efficiency and productivity have become the norm. Punishment and imprisonment have replaced many social programs. As a result, Lyon-Callo says, it has become easier to incorrectly view homeless people as deviants and to accept vast social inequality and widespread homelessness. >> continue

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