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Stronger than Dirt: Public Humiliation and Status Enhancement among Panhandlers
Journal of contemporary ethnography, v 28(3)
01 Jun 1999
PMID: 17541453
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Abstract
In addition to publicly displaying their homeless status, panhandlers suffer numerous other indignities while begging passersby for spare change. Despite these humiliations, many panhandlers enhance their self-regard & status by developing relationships with givers who become regular sources of support. Here, 1994-1996 data from a street ethnography in Washington, DC, demonstrate how these ongoing relationships are advanced by panhandlers who learn to present themselves favorably by managing emotions & stigmatized identities. 26 References. Adapted from the source document.
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- Title
- Stronger than Dirt: Public Humiliation and Status Enhancement among Panhandlers
- Creators
- Stephen Lankenau
- Publication Details
- Journal of contemporary ethnography, v 28(3)
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000080638200003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-22644450012
- Other Identifier
- 991020100196604721
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- Sociology
- Urban Studies