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On Hobos and Homelessness
Nels Anderson was a pioneer in the study of the homeless. In the early 1920s Anderson combined his own experience "on the bummery," with his keen sociological insight to give voice to a largely ignored underclass. He remains an extraordinary and underrated figure in the history of American sociology.
On Hobos and Homelessness includes Anderson's rich and vibrant ethnographic work of a world of homeless men. He conducted his study on Madison street in Chicago, and we come to intimately know this portion of the 1920s hobo underworld—the harshness of vagrant life and the adventures of young hobos who come to the big city. This selection also includes Anderson's later work on the juvenile and the tramp, the unattached migrant, and the family. Like John Steinbeck's Depression-era observations, Anderson's writings express the memory of those who do not seem entitled to have memory, whose lives were expressed in temporary labor.
On Hobos and Homelessness includes Anderson's rich and vibrant ethnographic work of a world of homeless men. He conducted his study on Madison street in Chicago, and we come to intimately know this portion of the 1920s hobo underworld—the harshness of vagrant life and the adventures of young hobos who come to the big city. This selection also includes Anderson's later work on the juvenile and the tramp, the unattached migrant, and the family. Like John Steinbeck's Depression-era observations, Anderson's writings express the memory of those who do not seem entitled to have memory, whose lives were expressed in temporary labor.
310 pages, Paperback
First published December 22, 1998
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January 18, 2021
Kitabın yazarı Anderson uzun yıllarını bir hobo olarak harcamış ve hasbelkader yolu Chicago sosyolojiden geçmiş, bu kitap da orada geçirdiği yılların bir ürünü. Hoboyu, kovboylara benzer şekilde, ABD'nin genişlemesinin (coğrafi ve ekonomik) bir sonucu olarak kavramsallaştırıyor. Kitap tematik olarak bölümlenmiş ve hobonun kim olduğuna, nasıl bir hayat sürdüğüne dair dört başı mamur bir resim çiziyor. Etnografi, katılımcı gözlem vs yokken yapılmış bir araştırma. Bu tür metinlerde en önemli olay betimleme ve (teorik) çıkarım arasındaki dengenin kurulabilmesi. Bence mevzubahis araştırmada bu denge çok güzel kurulmuş. Büyük bir zevkle okudum.
March 30, 2024
Etnografik çalışma adına ilham verici.
February 27, 2010
Though it was at times incoherent, the entertainment factor made up for it.
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