Distorting Tendencies in Research on the Homeless
Published in: American Behavioral Scientist, v. 37, no. 4, Feb. 1994, p. 461-475
Posted on RAND.org on February 01, 1994
The authors argue that the most common research strategy used to study homeless individuals unwittingly presents a distorted picture of the very phenomenon it seeks to illuminate and understand.
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