Homelessness: Scientific Method Research SOCS 185 February 8‚ 2011 Homelessness is an ongoing social problem in the U.S. On top of being without shelter‚ these individuals are faced with a vast array of dangers that individuals with shelter do not face. These dangers may include exposure to inclement weather conditions‚ lack of health care‚ hate crime activity‚ substance abuse‚ and ultimately death. Acquiring homeless rates with intentions of conducting data research can be difficult being
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alcohol consumption and to a life on the streets in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. This paper is limited to Canada and its provinces and territories and discusses homelessness‚ offering a demographic profile‚ needs‚ legal jurisdictions and key policies and programs that address the principal needs of the homeless. Defining "Homelessness" in Canada The way a problem is defined has important policy implications: not only can the definition influence the perceived extent of the problem‚
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Homelessness in Abilene It is the morning rush hour‚ a homeless man stands at the curb of a busy street‚ hands stretched out‚ holding a dirty cardboard sign with washed out words written in marker reading‚ “No home and hungry‚ please help and God bless”. His clothes are ragged‚ his hair oily and unkempt. This is his spot. People drive by; most look away‚ some acknowledge him. Many people turn away thinking this man is a failure‚ a bum who needs a pack of cigarettes or an addict looking for his next
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Karen Anderson Social analysis – Homelessness Feminist and postmodernist perspectives ACAP Being Homeless in Australia‚ what does that actually mean? The statistics show that homelessness in Australia is a growing and a concerning problem involving people from all walks of life and in all parts of Australia. This paper will examine the evidence of homelessness and analyse the media’s coverage of homelessness with postmodernist theory and then the feminist theory. The feminist perspective in the
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to image a society without homelessness but the mere fact that this existed for more than 3 decades because the federal government prioritized housing as the basic infrastructure of our society means there is hope. He touches on the importance of separating poverty from homelessness which highlights the government’s failure in addressing these issues. How it is that problem that existed in the 1930’s and is still an issue in 2017. From a social point of view‚ homelessness is a major concern and we
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and this needs to be addressed. I. Introduction a) Background on the causes of Family Homelessness b) Statistics on the Increasing rate of homelessness in Canada c) Homeless family and Psychological definitions II. Psychological Trauma a) Definition of psychological Trauma b) losing one’s home is stressor to psychological trauma II. Psychological Challenges faced by Homeless parents a) Family homelessness
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Homelessness is usually caused by tragic life events or impairments‚ such as‚ the loss of loved ones‚ job loss‚ domestic violence‚ divorce‚ family arguments.‚ mental illness‚ post traumatic stress disorder‚ & physical disabilities. Sadly‚ If you don’t have money‚ whatever the reason may be‚ you obviously can’t afford a place to live. There are different types of homelessness. Situational & chronic are two of them. Situational Homelessness is when a person is facing some housing‚ health care‚ financial
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HOMELESSNESS It is a melancholy hearing about the issue of homelessness worldwide. There are countless homeless people on the streets of these large cities. So we ask ourselves; why are people still without homes when new jobs are being created everyday or when unemployment still has not reached zero? This seems to be an ever haunting problem even though it would be so easy to erase it. I think we have reached our limits of dealing with thousands of homeless people blocking doorsteps and sidewalks
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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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addiction and homelessness is complex due to various factors that will lead them into such addictive patterns to live in extreme weather and rough situations. Many people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs never become homeless‚ but people who are poor and addicted are clearly at increased risk of homelessness. Homeless children are much sicker and have more academic and behavioral problems. Insufficient personal income and the lack of affordable housing are the major reasons for homelessness.
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