Teen Runaways in America
a reference handbook
$230.35
- Hardcover
248 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2025
Summary
Vanished: Understanding Teen Runaways in America
An all-in-one resource for understanding the issue of teen runaways in the USA, including the demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of the problem. This work examines every aspect of the issue, from the key drivers of the phenomenon (such as estrangement from family or vulnerability to abuse) to the dangers of life as a runaway (including increased vulnerability to hunger to human trafficking) to the efforts of age…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781440880568 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1440880565 |
| Series: | Contemporary World Issues |
| Author: | Michele Wakin |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Michele Wakin
Michele Wakin, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater State University, USA. She received an EdM from Boston University, and an MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Wakin is the author of three books, Otherwise Homeless: Vehicle Living and the Culture of Homelessness (2014), Hobo Jungle: A Homeless Community in Paradise (2020), and Homelessness in America: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, 2022).
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