{"product_id":"teen-runaways-in-america-a-reference-handbook-9781440880568","title":"Teen Runaways in America: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn all-in-one resource for understanding the issue of teen runaways in the USA, including the demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of the problem.\u003c\/b\u003e This work examines every aspect of the issue, from the key drivers of the phenomenon (such as estrangement from family or vulnerability to abuse) to the dangers of life as a runaway (including increased vulnerability to hunger to human trafficking) to the efforts of agencies, organizations, and advocates to reduce the number of teen runaways and provide assistance and resources to teenagers already on the street. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatures include personal essays on the experience of being a teen runaway; illuminating figures, tables, and primary sources that document various facets and trends; glossary of terms; chronology of events; and information for government agencies, child welfare organizations, and other parties working to reduce teen runaway populations across the USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichele Wakin\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater State University, USA. She received an EdM from Boston University, and an MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Wakin is the author of three books, \u003ci\u003eOtherwise Homeless: Vehicle Living and the Culture of Homelessness\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eHobo Jungle: A Homeless Community in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and \u003ci\u003eHomelessness in America: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e (ABC-CLIO, 2022).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298516861202,"sku":"9781440880568","price":78.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cbcb12db-bfda-4999-9dba-59dd52d1603a.jpg?v=1747825042","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/teen-runaways-in-america-a-reference-handbook-9781440880568","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}