Some people fear and hate homeless people so much that even if they know the people, such as when their sibling becomes homeless, they apply those same hatreds and fears to the people who cared for them. They'd sooner believe that someone they knew and loved has become a bad or lazy person than believe that homelessness can happen to any good person! Homeless people are despised, labeled as lazy and worthless. I don't think this is because Americans are insensitive or unable to feel empathy. I have a few theories as to why homeless people are so despised and why we should not discriminate them.
What is homeless? There is no easy answer to this question, and in fact, the question itself is misleading. According to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary the word homeless means having no home or permanent place of residence. After conducting my observations and research I found that I was interested in taking a closer look into the lifestyle of the “homeless.” I have a few questions that I would like the reader to keep in mind while reading this essay regarding the homeless: What kind of people are homeless? Where do they live?
People like the Catholics, someone with a physical disability, people with mental disabilities, alcoholics, widows, orphans, the elderly, or anyone who was perceived to not be strong enough to carry their weight in society was asked to move on (streetnewsservice.org, 2010). All those people were considered a transient class of people. These people were homeless, moving from place to place looking for some place to settle and not finding anywhere that would take them into their community. It was a new world filled prospects, but not for everyone. The Great Depression of 1929 was also a great contributor to the number of homeless in America.
The Concept of Program Reengineering Mayor Schell’s Zero Homeless Family Pledge Week 7 Assignment 3 Professor J. McCue PDA 500 [Type the author name] 2/18/2012 For a variety of reasons, people find themselves in homeless conditions. Solicited donations to homeless citizens are sometimes used to rent hotel rooms to escape unforgiving weather. To support other critical needs and objectives, homeless citizens need a reliable and secure place to sleep, especially overnight. Otherwise, family, employment, health, emotional states and overall functionality will be at further risk (humanitytest.org). Cities often find themselves unable to sustain the shelter needs of the homeless population, primarily due to financial constraints.
Table of Contents Title Page Introduction What is Homelessness? Why does Homelessnes cause so much confusion and debate? What are the Causes of Homelessness? What Services are available for the Homeless? The Impact of not Having a place to call Home What is the Health Status of the Homeless?
(Baumohl, 2001) Some people felt like homelessness was caused by heavy drinking, drug abuse, and mental problems. Because of the new policies the government made, these people were not allowed to be housed in hospitals and jails. “Homelessness was described mainly as a problem in the rehabilitation and control of troubled and troublesome people who were not only houseless but barred from their traditional institutional shelters and estranged from family and friends who might take them in”. (Baumohl, p.
ARGUMENTATION-PERSUAISON ESSAY “HOMELESS IN AMERICA” CHRIS RIECH SOUTH UNIVERSITY ONLINE “HOMELESS IN AMERICA” The reason people are homeless in America today is due to the lack of support from out government. Economic problems such as being laid off work or the rise in the cost of housing have lead people to live on the streets. They have no family to help them and they are left with no other choice. People with mental illnesses and addictions also become homeless quite often. A lack of affordable housing has contributed to homelessness.
The two essays: “Homeless Man Interviews Himself” by Albert Bliss and “Untouchables” by Kozal discuss these two very different viewpoints on the subject of homelessness. The two men’s opinions cannot be compared in the traditional sense of “for or against homelessness”, but rather two astoundingly different types of homelessness. It is at times rather difficult to clearly decipher the difference between a person that is homeless by choice or by circumstances, especially from an outsider’s perspective without first speaking to the particular homeless person at hand and learning their personal story as to what brought them to their current position. These two essays offer the viewpoints from an “outsider’s” perspective as well as an actual homeless man’s perspective and therefore shed light on both sides. It is up to the reader to decide which type of homelessness should be considered more or less problematic to society.
This type of | |behavior is considered deviant because it does not reflect the norms and values of our society. In many cases the homeless people in our | |country are treated as total outcasts. Many of these people have severe mental disorders. Some are victims of an economy that has failed | |them. One may ask how such harsh situations exist in such an advanced society.
If I had to identify with a particular form of oppression it would be ableism. Ableism is “a set of practices and beliefs that assign inferior value (worth) to people who have developmental, emotional, physical or psychiatric disabilities” (Maggie, 2014). As I had mentioned earlier, I suffer from bouts of debilitating depression that render me unable to function for a period of time. Unfortunately, my boyfriend is just one of many who have dismissed my depression as laziness because they just don’t understand depression. They assume that I should be just as able-bodied as them since they can’t “see” my disability and use oppressive words like lazy and ‘no good for nothing’ which only leads to further denigration of an already awful feeling.