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Elliot Liebow

Born

in Washington D.C., The United States

January 01, 1925

Died

September 04, 1994

Genre

Social Sciences

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Elliot Liebow was an American urban anthropologist and ethnographer. His works include Tally's Corner and Tell Them Who I Am, both being micro-sociological writings shaped as participant observer studies of people in poor areas.

Dr. Liebow, born in Washington, dropped out of high school to join the Marine Corps in 1942 and saw action in the South Pacific during World War II, when he earned his high school diploma through correspondence courses. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from George Washington University in 1949 and pursued graduate studies in ancient history at the University of Maryland before turning to anthropology.

In 1984, after being told he had less than a year to live, Dr. Liebow left his post with the Nati ...more

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	Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women 3.89 avg rating — 494 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tally's Corner: A Study of Negro Streetcorner Men (Legacies of Social Thought Series) 3.92 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1967 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tally's Corner: Les Noirs du coin de la rue (Le sens social) by Elliot Liebow, Celia Bense Ferreira Alves (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The homeless woman - Do you know, that our (1999) ISBN: 4887133251 [Japanese Import] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“...I was especially struck by their sense of humor; so at odds with any self-pity -- the ability to step back and laugh at oneself, however wryly.”
― Elliot Liebow, Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women

tags: homelesspeople, sense-of-humor

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“...problems around sleeping, fatigue, boredom, killing time, storage, health, sex, along with harassment and dozens of unpredictable difficulties encountered on the street -- were some of the 'little murders of everyday life' that confronted homeless women.”
― Elliot Liebow, Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women

tags: homeless-people

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“For most homeless women, then, jobs by themselves were not a way out of homelessness, even if one discounted the large number of women who were too old, too sick, or otherwise too disabled to work.”
― Elliot Liebow, Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women

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