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"More Than Shelter": Community, Identity, And Spatial Politics In San Francisco Public Housing, 1938--2000, Amy L. Howard Jan 2005

"More Than Shelter": Community, Identity, And Spatial Politics In San Francisco Public Housing, 1938--2000, Amy L. Howard

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

During the second half of the twentieth century, scholars and journalists documented the failures of the public housing program in the United States with a range of studies focusing on the Midwest and East. Problems such as displacement, criminal activity, high vacancy rates, racial segregation, and the isolation of tenants informed critiques of federally-subsidized housing for low-income families. These aspects contributed to the national image of "the projects" as high-rise ghettos, populated primarily by African Americans, and located in run-down areas. Public housing with its position at the crossroads of national, state, and local politics and policies as well as …


A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Selected Medical Students' Perceptions Of Issues Related To Battered Women, Anita Strickland Jan 1995

A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Selected Medical Students' Perceptions Of Issues Related To Battered Women, Anita Strickland

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Predictors Of Social Support And Well-Being For Low Income Women, Debra Lee Wright Jan 1992

Predictors Of Social Support And Well-Being For Low Income Women, Debra Lee Wright

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Care Of The Poor In Elizabeth River Parish, Norfolk County, Va 1749-1761, Cecile G. Glendening Jan 1987

Care Of The Poor In Elizabeth River Parish, Norfolk County, Va 1749-1761, Cecile G. Glendening

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Nobody's Children: The Treatment Of Illegitimate Children In Three North Carolina Counties, 1760-1790, Lynne Howard Frazer Jan 1987

Nobody's Children: The Treatment Of Illegitimate Children In Three North Carolina Counties, 1760-1790, Lynne Howard Frazer

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


From Benevolent Individual To Professional Agency: Personal Service To The Poor, 1880-1910, David Harry Robinson Jan 1976

From Benevolent Individual To Professional Agency: Personal Service To The Poor, 1880-1910, David Harry Robinson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Care Of The Poor In Albemarle Parish, Surry And Sussex Counties, Virginia, 1742-1787, Amanda Jane Townes Jan 1976

The Care Of The Poor In Albemarle Parish, Surry And Sussex Counties, Virginia, 1742-1787, Amanda Jane Townes

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Job Corps, 1964-1969, Marie Morris Jan 1972

The Job Corps, 1964-1969, Marie Morris

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.