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The Man in the Dog Park

Coming Up Close to Homelessness

Cathy A. Small Jason Kordosky Ross Moore

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English
Cornell University Press
15 April 2020
The Man in the Dog Park offers the reader a rare window into homeless life. Spurred by a personal relationship with a homeless man who became her co-author, Cathy A. Small takes a compelling look at what it means and what it takes to be homeless. Interviews and encounters with dozens of homeless people lead us into a world that most have never seen. We travel as an intimate observer into the places that many homeless frequent, including a community shelter, a day labor agency, a panhandling corner, a pawn shop, and a HUD housing office.

Through these personal stories, we witness the obstacles that homeless people face, and the ingenuity it takes to negotiate life without a home. The Man in the Dog Park points to the ways that our own cultural assumptions and blind spots are complicit in US homelessness and contribute to the degree of suffering that homeless people face. At the same time, Small, Kordosky and Moore show us how our own sense of connection and compassion can bring us into touch with the actions that will lessen homelessness and bring greater humanity to the experience of those who remain homeless.

The raw emotion of The Man in the Dog Park will forever change your appreciation for, and understanding of, the homeless life so many deal with outside of the limelight of contemporary society.

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Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9781501748783
ISBN 10:   1501748785
Pages:   200
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Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1. The Beginning 2. The Road to Homelessness 3. The Stigma of Being Homeless 4. A Sheltered. Homeless Day 5. On the Street 6. Making Money 7. Navigating the Bereaucracy 8. Home at Last 9. Blind and Delusional

Cathy A. Small is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University and a resident of Flagstaff, Arizona, where she enjoys life with her spouse, Phyllis, of thirty years. She is the author of Voyages and My Freshman Year. Jason Kordosky is a researcher for the Culinary Union. He works and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his spouse, Magally, and his best cat friend, Tobie. He enjoys hiking, photography, and writing poetry in his free time. Ross Moore is a disabled Vietnam veteran and resident of northern Arizona. After surviving three decades of recurrent homelessness, he now lives with his wife, Wendi, in a HUD subsidized apartment. He is an avid collector of vinyl records.

Reviews for The Man in the Dog Park: Coming Up Close to Homelessness

The strength of this book is that Small takes readers with her on her journey of discovery about homelessness. This book is a wonderful introduction to the study of homelessness. * Choice * The Man in the Dog Park is a fantastic introduction to a world which all of us are so close to and parallel with every day, have so many questions about, but rarely truly engage with. * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute * This well-written book graphically demonstrates the many-pronged and increasingly desperate problem of inadequate access to housing in the U.S. Intimate interviews with people actually experiencing life with no place to call home touched me deeply. * Western Friend *


  • Winner of Viola Awards (Storytelling) 2021 (United States)

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