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Table of Contents
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction					1
Pt. 1	The Experience of Homelessness
	1	Families: The New Face of Homelessness				7
	2	Becoming Homeless in Los Angeles				16
Pt. 2	Mediators of Dignity
	3	The Welfare System				31
	4	Shelters				45
Pt. 3	Making Sense of Homelessness
	5	Coping with Being Homeless				63
	6	Finding Meaning in Being Homeless				76
Pt. 4	Moral Reflections
	7	The Concept of Dignity				93
	8	Dignity and the Homeless Person				111
	Appendix 1: Characteristics of Sample					133
	Appendix 2: Statistics on Homelessness in Los Angeles					135
	Appendix 3: Interview Questions					137
	Notes					141
	Selected Bibliography					149
	Index					153