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Auteur(s) : Dum, Christopher P.
Titre(s) : Exiled in America [Texte imprimé] : life on the margins in a residential motel / Christopher P. Dum
Publication : New York : Columbia University press, copyright 2016
Description matérielle : xviii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Studies in transgression
Lien à la collection : Studies in transgression
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-282) and index
"Residential motels have long been places of last resort for many vulnerable Americans--released
prisoners, people with disabilities or mental illness, struggling addicts, the recently
homeless, and the working poor. Cast aside by their families and mainstream society,
they survive in squalid, unsafe, and demeaning circumstances that few of us can imagine.
For a year, the sociologist Christopher P. Dum lived in the Boardwalk Motel to better
understand its residents and the varied paths that brought them there. He witnessed
moments of violence and conflict, as well as those of care and compassion. As told
through the voices and experiences of motel residents, Exiled in America paints a
portrait of a vibrant community whose members forged identities in response to overwhelming
stigma and created meaningful lives despite crushing economic instability. In addition
to chronicling daily life at the Boardwalk, Dum follows local neighborhood efforts
to shut the establishment down, leading to a wider analysis of legislative attempts
to sanitize shared social space. He also suggests meaningful policy changes to address
the societal failures that lead to the need for motels such as the Boardwalk. The
story of the Boardwalk, and the many motels like it, will concern anyone who cares
about the lives of America's most vulnerable citizens."--Book jacket
Sujet(s) : Isolement social -- États-Unis
Marginaux -- Logement -- États-Unis
Personnes socialement défavorisées -- Logement -- États-Unis
Motels -- Société -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey :
363.5 (23e éd.) = Logement
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231176422. - ISBN 0231176422. - ISBN 9780231542395 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456695438
Notice n° :
FRBNF45669543
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Biography of a residential motel ; Pathways to motel life ; Managing
stigma and identity ; Community, conflict, and fragility ; Interactions with the
community ; Conclusion: policy failure in the age of social sanitization ; Appendix
1. List of participants ; Appendix 2. A reflection on method
