Seasons such as these: how homelessness took shape in America

Introduction

Activists and the emergence of homelessness as a social problem in Washington, D.C.

Government officials as claimsmakers

The role of the media in constructing homelessness

The interactions of claimsmakers and issues

How many homeless? experts, advocates and the struggle over numbers

Building the moral momentum for federal action

Something must be done: the outcomes of social problem construction

Fifteen years later: the unintended consequences of social problem construction

Postscript

Appendix: considering the constructionists approach.