Amber Benton Social Welfare 110 December 5‚ 2015 Family Homelessness I. Problem Statement In 2013‚ 2‚483‚539 million children were without a place to call home in the United States -- a historically high rate in this country (Bassuk et al.‚ 2014). Unfortunately this social problem isn?t showing signs of slowing. The number of homeless families is steadily increasing with a shocking eight percent increase from 2012 to 2013 (Bassuk et al.‚ 2014). Even more troubling is the increase in homeless
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Brent Loth English 9/11/11 A Feminist Approach In A Mercy‚ Toni Morrison demonstrates how the female characters from the oppressive time of America’s infancy; unfortunately conform to the stereotypical roles that were cast upon them. Through love‚ mixed with subjugation and degradation‚ these women fall victim to a necessary dependence on the male figure in the lives. Because they become consumed with piousness and obedience; when disaster strikes‚ they wander downward into self-destruction
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Kevin English Comp I 23 Sept. 2013 Homelessness in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography Boyd‚ Herb. "Obama: No Quick Fixes‚ No Silver Bullets‚ but a Plan and Policy. (Cover Story)." New York Amsterdam News 26 Mar. 2009: 1. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. In this news article‚ President Barrack Obama states that there are no easy solutions to the current economic recession the United States is in. According to the President‚ “Even before the economy went bad‚ that there was
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Feminists‚ Abolitionists‚ and Democracy The framework of America’s government was forged in the spirit of democracy. The founding fathers envisioned a nation of free and equal persons and a country where everyone had a voice in the decision-making process. However‚ it soon became evident that not all people had a voice or even equal rights. Two groups excluded from government were women and African-Americans. These groups rose up to declare their rights to equality and freedom under the law. The
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Biological Factors of Homelessness Sheila McKehnie said‚ “People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” This illustrates the important point that we cannot dismiss a person’s human dignity simply because he or she lives on the street. On the contrary‚ we need to acknowledge their equality and think about the endless factors that could have put these people on the streets. There are many biological and social factors that can lead to homelessness‚ but this essay
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to see these people holding up signs that read‚ “Homeless. Will work for food”. They are wandering urban communities‚ cities‚ busy intersections and basically anywhere in the United States looking for anything that may pose to their advantage. Homelessness is not a newly emerging problem here in the U.S.‚ and as the years go on‚ it only continues to grow and the situation begins to escalate. People are left on the streets to fend for themselves and this is no way for a person to live. Goodhearted
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economy in which we live. Homelessness is one of those problems‚ and it does not just hurt a couple of unprivileged souls but the whole of society and our economy. Many people think homelessness is rare and only touches certain kinds of individuals. However‚ it is far more common than people believe and it touches almost every
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Poverty and Homelessness in the United States Poverty in America is a subject that though everybody recognizes is existent‚ most do not pay attention to very often. In 2010 the poverty line for a family of four was $22‚314.00 and 15.1% of Americans were living off of less than that (Tavernise‚ 2011). While 15.1% is a high number to begin with‚ the truth is that many more people are living on the verge of homelessness. Countless families are split up every night with children going to a friend’s
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one of the few women that are actually not in favor of it. During the 1950 ’s women did not work nor did they in any way contribute to the success of the United States. Men preformed all the dirty work and because of the The Significance of the Feminist Movement Feminism is the belief in the social‚ political‚ and economic equality of the sexes. As we take a look back at history‚ women and men were never thought of as "equals." When compared to the strong‚ dominant male‚ females were often
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The topic that I would like to focus on for my conceptual paper is Homelessness in the LGBT community. Despite advances that have been made in Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgendered rights‚ we as a society continue to fail the LGBT community and continue to leave our children homeless and discriminate due to our own inabilities to accept someone for their true selves. This is the root cause of our youth living on the street. “Of the nearly 1.7 million youth homeless in America‚ up to 40 percent
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