Reitzes, Donald C. et al. “Home or Office? The Homeless and Atlanta’s Downtown Park.” Sociological Focus 48.1 (2015): 28–48. Web. 4 Feb. 2016.

In the article “Home or Office? The Homeless and Atlanta’s Downtown Park”, authors Donald C. Reitzes, Timothy J. Crimmins, Johanna Yarbrough, and Josie Parker, of Georgia State University completed a case study which claims that ” as a general use space, the homeless did not identify the park as “home,” but did use it for their private purposes.” This claim is supported with research conducted by the authors on how the space is used by homeless people, based on symbolism, special characteristics of the area, activities they do in the park and the general use of the park. The purpose of this article is to provide information on how homeless people take the park and use it as a resource to complete their everyday activities. This article would be a useful source for other scholars doing research on the living conditions of homeless people in Atlanta.