Abstract
The most significant changes in skid row life recently have been: (1) a decrease in the population; (2) a change in the composition of the population; (3) a general deterioration in the quality of life on skid row; and (4) in some cities, the disappearance of the traditional skid row area.
Reprinted, with permission, from Urban Anthropology, 3(1) (1974), 79
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Levinson, D. (1979). Changes in Skid Row Life. In: Robinson, D. (eds) Alcohol Problems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16190-4_5
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