Dum, Christopher P.,

Exiled in America : life on the margins in a residential motel / Christopher P. Dum. - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource. - Studies in transgression .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Biography of a residential motel -- Pathways to motel life -- Managing stigma and identity -- Community, conflict, and fragility -- Interactions with the community -- Conclusion: policy failure in the age of social sanitization -- Appendix 1. List of participants -- Appendix 2. A reflection on method -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.



9780231542395


Sex offenders--Housing--United States.
Marginality, Social--United States.
Social isolation--United States.
Motels--United States.


Electronic Books.

HV6592 / .E955 2016