@article{30c5dbf1a9ba4832938b2f6d72825d39,
title = "Public beliefs about the causes of homelessness",
abstract = "Using data from a survey of Nashville, Tennessee, residents, we show that public beliefs about the causes of homelessness emphasize structural forces and bad luck over individualistic factors. Our analysis also demonstrates: 1) the complex intrapersonal organization of these beliefs, 2) the degree to which they are influenced by one's social statuses, religious and political values, and exposure to homelessness, and 3) their implications for policy attitudes.",
author = "Lee, {Barrett A.} and Jones, {Sue Hinze} and Lewis, {David W.}",
note = "Funding Information: *We thank Richard Appelbaum, Karen Campbell, joe Feagin, Jack Gibbs, James Kluegel, Mark LaGory, R.S. Oropesa, and two anonymous referees for their reactions to earlier drafts of this article. Campbell, Steven Meinbresse, Kate Monaghan, and the Vanderbilt students in Lee's graduate survey-methods workshop and Campbell's undergraduate methods course helped design and conduct the survey portion of the research. Financial support was provided by Metropolitan Social Services of Nashville-Davidson County and the Tennessee Department of Human Services. Direct correspondence to BarrettA. Lee, Departmentof Sociology, 201 Oswald Tower, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.",
year = "1990",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1093/sf/69.1.253",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "69",
pages = "253--265",
journal = "Social Forces",
issn = "0037-7732",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "1",
}