Examples Of Stereotypes Of Homelessness
The homeless have been a problem in society for as long as the nation's existence. When one thinks of a homeless person, they see a middle-aged male figure. Some may also believe that race also plays a vital role in the forlorn because in urban areas black homeless stand out among the white. Worn clothes, scruffy beard, and alcohol on breath all spark the characteristics of the average homeless person in the mind of Americans. There are many stereotypes attached to homelessness, but are they really true? Can a homeless person be put into a single stereotype. We will be examining the typecast of self-infliction and what it entails. There are homeless that follow typical cataloging broadcasted by the media. They set up the average views published
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There were several efforts from the depression, such as affordable housing, that were somewhat successful. However, now that the efforts had been made and the war economy was in mind, the homeless manage to slip away from the attention of the public (Arnold 91). The homeless are often overlooked, and that leave them left behind other issues in America, though homelessness has been around for such a substantial amount of time. This ignorance has undermined America's fight to reduce …show more content…
Media contributes the image that we all see the homeless as. When actually examining the homeless population, one would notice that the homeless that do fall under these alleged dispositions are only a fraction of the whole (Arnold 89). Unemployment, a very typical characteristic of the homeless stereotype can be, in fact, found untrue. Many homeless try to be employed, but cannot receive “normal” jobs. Instead, they had been filling infrequent “odd-jobs”, typically those which require no specific training or skill. Jobs like these began vanishing around the nation due to outsourcing. Now, the homeless occupy those jobs of services to restaurants, hotels, or offices (Kusmer). Alcoholism is another trait that people think of when imagining a homeless person. Investigations and studies have shown that alcoholics only represent a small portion of the homeless (Arnold 91). Also it is hard to determine if alcoholism drives people into poverty, or if poverty drives people to alcoholism. It is hard to judge the homeless on this matter because there is never enough evidence to prove
There were several efforts from the depression, such as affordable housing, that were somewhat successful. However, now that the efforts had been made and the war economy was in mind, the homeless manage to slip away from the attention of the public (Arnold 91). The homeless are often overlooked, and that leave them left behind other issues in America, though homelessness has been around for such a substantial amount of time. This ignorance has undermined America's fight to reduce …show more content…
Media contributes the image that we all see the homeless as. When actually examining the homeless population, one would notice that the homeless that do fall under these alleged dispositions are only a fraction of the whole (Arnold 89). Unemployment, a very typical characteristic of the homeless stereotype can be, in fact, found untrue. Many homeless try to be employed, but cannot receive “normal” jobs. Instead, they had been filling infrequent “odd-jobs”, typically those which require no specific training or skill. Jobs like these began vanishing around the nation due to outsourcing. Now, the homeless occupy those jobs of services to restaurants, hotels, or offices (Kusmer). Alcoholism is another trait that people think of when imagining a homeless person. Investigations and studies have shown that alcoholics only represent a small portion of the homeless (Arnold 91). Also it is hard to determine if alcoholism drives people into poverty, or if poverty drives people to alcoholism. It is hard to judge the homeless on this matter because there is never enough evidence to prove