“What about sleeping outside to bring awareness to homelessness?” was my suggestion to service project ideas on the Service Committee Board for Community Youth Council (CYC). After debating the pros and cons from adopting one of the many littered potholes in town to the merits of holding a senior citizen prom within the community‚ the Service Committee still has not reached a consensus. Officially‚ CYC’s mission is to “serve as a unified voice for the youth of our community.” While holding “youth”
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as a counter. I am passionate about the social issue of homelessness‚ mainly because I was part of this population a decade ago. Applied Survey Research defines homelessness in part as‚ “An individual who lacks a fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate nighttime residence…” The sad fact is that there are not enough resources to adequately shelter America’s most vulnerable citizens. Many cities have passed ordinances that have criminalized homelessness. These so called quality of life ordinances are meant to
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choice. At this point some people might ask “So what are some of the problems in the U.S. that cause nation-wide homelessness?” From the book Sociology of Our Times‚ it concluded that Social interaction and Social structure are essential for the survival of society and for the well-being of individuals. And I will use these two components to explain the causes that contribute to homelessness. Social structure is the complex framework‚ which composed of Social Institutions‚ Status and
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of Homelessness Amanda Turley SOC 331 Social Justice & Ethics Instructor: Emily Archer April 28‚2014 Homelessness is something that is happening to many people all around the world. Now when it comes to the United States‚ homelessness is not a phenomenon‚ and contrary to popular belief‚ the problem did not arise in the past few decades with the closer of mental hospitals‚ the influx of Vietnam veterans‚ or even the deep cuts into federal housing assistance. Homelessness in America
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Finally‚ this essay utilised conflict theory to explain homelessness. This essay broke down and applied conflict theory to several aspects of what causes homelessness such as drug use as a result of alienation caused by exploitation in the competitive capitalist system. Unemployment was analysed as a contributing factor to homelessness‚ unemployment was blamed on the competitive nature of society. Advances in technology have resulted in the proletariat
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America currently obtains more than 500‚000 people living on the streets. Homelessness is a rising issue that is continuing at full speed. Everyday more people are forced to the streets with no other options. The main cause of homelessness is loss of income‚ divorce or breakups in a home‚ and traumatic incidents in a person’s life‚ these factors can push people out onto the streets and damage their mental and physical health. Loss of income in a home can produce multiple problems within a household
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Homelessness has been an issue in ever era of American history. In modern day the federal government‚ state governments and individuals are trying to lower the homeless rate but they can only do so much. BBC’s article‚ "Los Angeles: $100m plan to tackle homeless ’emergency’." demonstrates some of the leading causes of homelessness and how they are trying to create a plan to lower the rate drastically. Los Angeles has official declared that its growing number of the homeless population is an emergency;
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HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL ILLNESS: THE RELATIONSHIP by [Name] Course name Tutor’s name Institution City/State Date of submission Homelessness and Mental Illness Introduction A housing policy can be thought of as the efforts put in by a given government to transform a housing market(s) for the purposes of achieving social objectives. In most cases‚ a housing policy is meant to ensure that the general population has access to a home that is affordable. For instance
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Homelessness A big complication in Topeka‚ Kansas is homelessness. Anne Frank states in her diary‚ “No one has ever become poor by giving.” People drive down the streets in Topeka and see others holding signs on the streets begging for help with their animals. It’s sad when people in the community hear of the homeless dying from starvation. Government officials and the citizens of Topeka can help influence others to help the homeless by providing the statistics on homelessness‚ the reasons why people
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Homeless problem in America One of the greatest complications currently concerning America is homelessness. The citizens of America must face a world of global conflict‚ decline in jobs‚ rising costs for education and an increasing amount of poverty‚ making it almost impossible for them to earn a living. Children and adults alike are facing life without a warm home and cooked meals. In the past couple of years‚ the national poverty rate rose to roughly 13.2% of the population. 1 in 7 homeless people
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