Joseph Wallerstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 87039 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Wallerstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Wallerstein |
| SIGNATURE | WALLERSTEIN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0698-1888 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The fleeting moment and the long haul in urban panhandling
Sociological writings on panhandling have depicted protracted donor relationships as one of panhandlers' surest paths to an income, while portraying the fleetingness of one-off appeals as a major barrier. In this article, I recast fleetingness as a facilitator of panhandlers' fundamental task: trying to seem worthy of aid without attracting unwanted legal attention. Using participant-observation data from a Chicago neighborhood, I outline two fav…
Does 'social infrastructure' curb drug addiction? The role of local institutional norms
Risky Ties and Taxing Ties: The Multiple Dimensions of Negativity
We can help, but there's a catch: Nonprofit organizations and access to government-funded resources among the poor
Purpose Today, low-income people seeking resources from the federal government must often work through non-profit organizations. The purpose of this paper is to examine the constraints that the poor must face today to secure resources through non-profit organizations. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper. The authors review cases of non-profit organizations providing federally supported resources to the poor across multiple sect…
Elusive reconciliations: Ideological conflict in youth homeless shelters
This paper explores an important contradiction in the operation of youth homeless shelters: while employees may champion autonomy, stringent regulations constrict independence. Inherent in shelter life is a struggle between more symbolically powerful staff members, who exercise authority and judgment over residents in accordance with societal norms, and youth, who are compelled to feel at once independent and subject. Power differentials and the …
We can help, but there's a catch: Nonprofit organizations and access to government-funded resources among the poor
Purpose Today, low-income people seeking resources from the federal government must often work through non-profit organizations. The purpose of this paper is to examine the constraints that the poor must face today to secure resources through non-profit organizations. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper. The authors review cases of non-profit organizations providing federally supported resources to the poor across multiple sect…
The fleeting moment and the long haul in urban panhandling
Sociological writings on panhandling have depicted protracted donor relationships as one of panhandlers' surest paths to an income, while portraying the fleetingness of one-off appeals as a major barrier. In this article, I recast fleetingness as a facilitator of panhandlers' fundamental task: trying to seem worthy of aid without attracting unwanted legal attention. Using participant-observation data from a Chicago neighborhood, I outline two fav…
Risky Ties and Taxing Ties: The Multiple Dimensions of Negativity
Elusive reconciliations: Ideological conflict in youth homeless shelters
This paper explores an important contradiction in the operation of youth homeless shelters: while employees may champion autonomy, stringent regulations constrict independence. Inherent in shelter life is a struggle between more symbolically powerful staff members, who exercise authority and judgment over residents in accordance with societal norms, and youth, who are compelled to feel at once independent and subject. Power differentials and the …
We can help, but there's a catch: Nonprofit organizations and access to government-funded resources among the poor
Purpose Today, low-income people seeking resources from the federal government must often work through non-profit organizations. The purpose of this paper is to examine the constraints that the poor must face today to secure resources through non-profit organizations. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper. The authors review cases of non-profit organizations providing federally supported resources to the poor across multiple sect…
Risky Ties and Taxing Ties: The Multiple Dimensions of Negativity
Does 'social infrastructure' curb drug addiction? The role of local institutional norms
The fleeting moment and the long haul in urban panhandling
Sociological writings on panhandling have depicted protracted donor relationships as one of panhandlers' surest paths to an income, while portraying the fleetingness of one-off appeals as a major barrier. In this article, I recast fleetingness as a facilitator of panhandlers' fundamental task: trying to seem worthy of aid without attracting unwanted legal attention. Using participant-observation data from a Chicago neighborhood, I outline two fav…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Feeling (2 works)