TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Home Is Where You Draw Strength and Rest: The Meanings of Home for Houseless Young People
JO  - Youth and society
A1  - Kidd, Sean A.
A1  - Evans, Josh D.
SP  - 752
EP  - 773
VL  - 43
IS  - 2
N2  - This qualitative study examined the meanings ascribed to the construct "home" by 208 youths defined by mainstream society as "homeless". Youth narratives on the topic of home ranged across a continuum with home as state at one end (i.e., home is a state of mind, comprised of one's friends) and home as place at the other (i.e., home as a physical dwelling). Youths employing the former meanings had typically been on the street for longer periods and identified with counterculture-type ideologies. For youths who defined home as place, home was constructed in direct opposition to street experiences. For both of these groups, control emerged as a central theme in their narratives. The implications of these findings for engaging youth and goal setting regarding exiting the streets are described.<p /> 
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SN  - 0044-118X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X10374018
ID  - ref1
ER  -