Down and Out in Atlantic City
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741312 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob Avery (0000-0002-3526-3973, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 642 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-151 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716212438196 |
| OpenAlex | W2057607111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article draws on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews to provide a sociological life history of a man the author calls George. George lived on Atlantic City's streets between 1995 and 2009. Instead of accessing available social services, George stayed outside year-round, even during the cold winter months. He obtained small amounts of money by begging for spare change and slept in alleyways, casino bus terminals, underneath the Boardwalk, and behind garbage dumpsters until his death. George's story reveals how someone who likely would have been committed during the era depicted in Goffman's Asylums (1961) had viable alternatives to confinement within an institution. This article has two aims. First, it adds empirical depth to literature on working-age, unhoused men disconnected from formal labor markets and social service systems. A second, more analytical aim is to extend our thinking about Goffman's concept of moral career
Art history · Begging · Economics · Economy · Ethnography · George (robot) · Institution · Political science · Service (business) · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · History · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Work Education and Practice
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |