According to ( Diana Kendall) (108), “Being poor or rich is a master status that influences many other areas such as, health, education, and life opportunities". She goes on to state “ The circumstances under which becomes homeless determine the extent of which that persons is stigmatized.” (109) “There is three ways that the media represents the homeless and the poor says” (Diana
(Edgar, B; et al, 1999) Structural factors would be changes in the economy which may affect levels of poverty and unemployment which can lead to poor housing. Institutional factors would be seen if a person had been institutionalised for a period of time i.e. prison, and were released and unable to find their feet. The breakdown of a relationship could cause a person to find themselves homeless. Finally, personal issues may affect a person in such a way that they somehow end up homeless.
People’s prosperity is judged established on the money they have on hand and their acquisition power. Therefore, it is rational to determine that while people with inferior income are having hard times in their life and when the advantage of committing a crime will provide them superior advantage, they are willing to do it. However, the question lies in how countries measure poverty. The level of poverty can be different among countries. For example, U.S. census has indicated that, U.S. households is generally make up with parents and two kids, and they are considered to be poverty families when the household income is less than $25,000 (United State Census Bureau 2012).
The Causes Related to Homelessness; Draft The Causes Related to Homelessness Capella University Scope of human Services HS- 5318 Professor M. Martin By Sandra Wright 2 Abstract The geographical divide that separates the rich from the poor is that some people are privileged and some are not. Homelessness is not a privilege but it is an experience that many people stumble upon. furthermore many people have , since the beginning of time gone through one step after the other through some type of trajectory in their lives experiencing , evictions, financial difficulties , job loss, and mental illnesses before and after becoming homeless . in this report homelessness will be used through different levels of some people’s trajectory in their lives through events that may be the causes related to homelessness. Through recent research and examination of different areas in our nation researchers explored the domains of material , physical and mental health and safety wellbeing of homeless people life chances that has increased for many individuals young and old through different pathways .
The Continuing Evolution of American Poverty and Its Implications for Community Development In a chapter from Investing in What Works for America’s Communities, It discusses the changing characteristics of U.S. poverty, and how they influence community development efforts for populations most in need. The product of a joint project between the Low Income Investment Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Investing in What Works for America’s Communities offers a collective account of new visions, strategies, and organizational examples surrounding community development for disadvantaged populations in the post-recession economy—highlighting the importance of people and place. Much of the growth in unemployment during the Great Recession was thus concentrated among less-skilled, lower income, disproportionately minority individuals. It may take some time before the U.S. economy can generate job and wage growth sufficient to connect very low-income families to work, and eventually pull them out of poverty. Community development gained currency over 40 years ago as a response to a particular set of challenges, affecting a particular set of people and places.
Different studies have, however, depicted that socio economic status is one of the socio demographic characteristic influencing perception of patients (homeless patient) among physicians (Crowe, 2012). This raises the question of whether attitudes toward the homeless are affected by the level of socio economic status. Additionally, does the socio-economic status influence how the students of CSULB view the homeless? There is a wide body of research dedicated to investigating the predictors of negative behaviour and attitude toward the homeless among the American youth, but most of this research result to various discrepancies and divergence in results. For example, Jugan (2007) argues that lower socio-economic groups generally tend to have more generous ideals toward the homeless, and the problem of homelessness.
Frank Gagliano/IGEN-231/Paper 2 Poverty’s Influence on Ethnic Conflict October 19th, 2008 Throughout history ethnic conflict has always had adverse effects for a nation or nations. Ethnic conflict has direct implications for a country’s well-being, and plays a significant role in the poverty rate. There are many different aspects on why poverty exists, but if there is in-fighting and cultures are in conflict, it prevents further development until that conflict is resolved. Depending on how long that conflict lasts, it could lead to years of devastation and hardship for countries struggling to pull out of the poverty threshold. Ethnic conflict has lasting effects for a country’s economy.
There are many contributing factors to becoming homeless. The National Coalition for the Homeless states that poverty is the leading cause. Job loss and health care issues can lead to poverty. Personal problems such as domestic violence, drug
Critically discuss the impact of, and responses to poverty and social exclusion among a selected social group within, national and international context (as appropriate) and analyse the potential of inclusive social work to respond adequately. Poverty and inequality go back a long way into post-war history. It affects people at different times, from different social and age groups and still remains a major problem on both national and international levels. Poverty can be said to have been created or recreated to some extent by the social and economic policies that have been developed over the years to respond to or control it. (Alcock 2006).
Economic deprivation also reduces social trust and facilitates social disorganization, which in turn leads to youth violence and crime. The above indicates that economic deprivation may affect community and family processes in such a way that youth violence increases. Secondly, Boredom is one of the major contributors to social deprivation. In many working class communities, youth facilities or leisure areas are much scarcer, or have been cut by government and local councils. This leaves many young working class people with little alternative but to meet up with friends, and hang around streets and estates looking for something to do.