Struggling in the Land of Plenty examines how gendered and racialized poverty, social structural inequality, intimate partner violence, and welfare reform have contributed to the rise in family homelessness, exposing the devastating consequences for women and their children.

Anne R. Roschelle is professor of sociology and chair of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Introduction
Chapter 1: San Francisco: The Best City on Earth
Chapter 2: Home is Where the [Broken] Heart Is
Chapter 3: The Unraveling Social Safety Net
Chapter 4: The Tattered Web of Kinship
Chapter 5: Life's a Bitch: The Everyday Struggle for Survival
Chapter 6: Paradise Lost: The Lived Experiences of Homeless Kids
Conclusion
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