In the other hand there are the ‘chronically’ homeless which are the ones that decide to live in the streets. They choose not to look for work and use these government programs designed to help them in an improper way. Awalt also mentions how the truly homeless people are solely responsible for their condition and are the ones to blame for their own situation. I agree with the author that the chronically homeless are lazy, avoid responsibilities and know how to use the system in an inappropriate way. These homeless people don’t want to help themselves.
As laid out in “Righteous Dopefiend”, the lumpen Edgewater homeless community is very different than what is considered to be socially acceptable today. These people seem to be living in a different world than the one most of society lives in. Many people have never gotten the chance to get an inside look on how the other side lives - a band of dopefiends who are living on the streets, but who are also living as slaves to their addictions. Each of these people have different stories and came into this taboo lifestyles in a variety of ways. The question that many of us have is how so many people got wrapped up in this alternate lifestyle.
The only thing they have might be just a piece of blanket or a weak dirty dog. The life of them in California is not only for themselves but for others is nightmare. It is obvious that they live poorly, and they even can’t feed themselves or suffer from cold. For other people, they also experience the instability that brings by homeless people because the bad living condition of homeless people may lead more crimes in that neighborhood. (Yang,
Jonathan Kozol investigates and uncovers the perspectives of homeless people vs. the opinions of people fortunate to have a home. During his examination, he comes across a variety of people; however, he realizes a shortage of sympathy. When interviewing well-off people, some labeled homeless people as “undesirables” or even “trash”. Generally, homeless people suffer from dehumanization making it harder for them to overcome their truly difficult situation. With predominant attitudes toward homeless people being clearly unfavorable, there is a deficit of compassion and understanding.
Why negative stereotypes have been created for the homeless? Many people in society are afraid to acknowledge the homeless. The homeless represent and bring out fear in many people’s everyday lives and it becomes very convenient to place the homeless in a stereotype to understand and make sense of their place in society. Stereotyping the homeless only brings the issues of how to treat and improve the homeless condition, understanding the often complex problem related to homelessness, further away from the Masses. A stigma is created clouding the issue.
Society view homeless people as despised or disdained, labeled as lazy and insignificant. For many people, the first thing that comes to mind when they think of homeless people is panhandlers. The only faces of homelessness most people see are those of the ragged people who beg for change on downtown
Some even believe that because some do not work, that they actually live better than an individual who does have to work (Lauer and Lauer, pp 169, 170). This attitude toward the impoverished often leads to feelings of worthlessness and despair and robs them of human right to dignity. This, in turn, causes even more serious problems among the poor such as
For instance, many homeless individuals struggle with substance abuse. A person could infer that a homeless individual turns to substance abuse because he or she wants to numb the feelings of pain and failure he or she has because he or she cannot provide adequate housing or perhaps because they are feeling isolated from their friends and family. To make this inference one would have to assume that being homeless makes an individual believe they are inadequate and causes distance between the homeless individual and his or her family and friends. This may be true for some people, but not all homeless people believe that being homeless is a bad thing. Many of these homeless individuals may have had a pre existing substance abuse problem and became homeless because family members were no longer willing to enable self-destructive behavior.
Also the lack of teacher & student relations has even ruined my generation we feel as though there’s no one to fight for us. Are neighborhood crisis is just as bad as our education crisis and that’s just as bad as our financial crisis. These are the top three issues we face. For some it’s hard to acknowledge experience and use it to humble themselves. Instead we look at the worst and allow it to worry us.
Homelessness in “America home of the free land of the brave” The "unsheltered" are that segment of a homeless community who do not have ordinary lawful access to buildings in which to sleep. Such persons frequently prefer the term "house-less" to the term "homeless". Others may use the term street people which does not fully encompass all unsheltered in that many such persons do not spend their time on urban "street" environments. The term "transient" is frequently used in police reports, without any precise definitions,Homeless households are those households without a shelter that would fall within the scope of living quarters. They carry their few possessions with them, sleeping in the streets, and in doorways , Article 25 of the Universal