visit in this world‚ at some time in your life you have seen a homeless person. Whenever we see homeless‚ it may create a feeling of discomfort or may feel odd. We treat them as if they are invisible. Some may question how these people became homeless‚ and many will say something like “they probably were drug addicts or alcoholics and the state they are in is their own fault.” This stereotype may be true in some cases; however‚ the homeless people are people and also consist of families. They are no
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Reactions towards the Homeless In the article “Charity Means You Don’t Pick and Choose‚” Patricia O’Hara talks about many encounters with homeless people. She gives examples of people reacting with kindness‚ indifference‚ and contempt. At the end‚ she determines that people should consistently be kind regardless of circumstances. O’Hara frequently talks about the problem of how people who are doing well in life shouldn’t treat the homeless any different. People react to the homeless in different ways
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Sgutie6@wgu.edu Homelessness a Social Problems Facing the Contemporary United States Homelessness is a social problem in the United States. Homelessness defined according to the National Health Care for The Homeless Council (2011)‚ “is a person or individual that lacks housing”. Homeless do not have permeant residents. They may live on the streets‚ shelters‚ missions and under freeway overpasses. They also occupy facilities of abandoned buildings‚ vehicles‚ and campgrounds. They can be found sleeping
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Even if that culture is the homeless. According to de Chesnay (2008)‚ “Vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical‚ psychological‚ or social health. Anyone can be vulnerable at any given point in time as a result of life circumstances or response to illness or events” (2008 pg. 3). In this paper I will focus on the homeless population their assessment‚ Healthy People 2020 recomendations and intervention strategies for this group. The homeless have the highest level of exposure
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Muhammad Aamir Javed Stereotypes Exist Because They Are Grounded In Truth Our world encompasses individuals that hold onto different ideologies‚ believe in different religions and belong to distinguished cultures. When these individuals present any opinion‚ they are likely to cluster into different groups‚ having separate views. These variations in thinking give birth to stereotypes. Stereotypes are common beliefs and expectations that people have developed regarding other people along
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The Homeless Understanding Society-Soci 1015/Dr. Kauppi January 28‚ 2012 The Homeless Amid an economic crisis‚ debt consumes what little assets people have and slowly drives them towards becoming "homeless". Pay check after pay check spent on paying debt which is accumulated as a means to live while paying of other debt; it’s an endless cycle. People encounter a homeless person every day without taking a second to think about or acknowledge them
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considered homeless (“2016’s Shocking Homelessness Statistic”). Some unrealistic expectations for a growing homeless population are that it will go away on its own or the homeless will soon get the memo and magically rejoin us as contributing members of society. The problem with these expectations is that the only way the homeless population will decrease is by either dying off or receiving the needed resources to get back on their feet. Instead of creating unethical expectations for the homeless we‚ as
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had spent the last 10 years living under a Los Angeles bridge. When the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Mental Health America (MHA) of Los Angeles offered assistance‚ Michael refused their help. Although he didn’t want to be homeless‚ like many homeless people Michael was ashamed of his status and appearance which made him “reluctant to offers of support” (Department of Veterans Affairs). MHA Outreach workers never gave up on him and continued to try to help him. Every week‚ the outreach
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In “Homeless on Campus” author‚ Kingsborough Community College English Department Instructor‚ Eleanor Bader explains the increasing amount of homeless students and ways the public can help get them into various necessary living situations. There are a number of students that are homeless. Bader mention a few different students’ situations and how they over came being homeless with the help of Legendre grants. The article discusses the need for a median wage to comfortably live. She explains the
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The homeless population is a social group that is vulnerable because the homeless are at an increased risk for adverse health-related outcomes. Understanding the nature of homelessness and the relationship between resource availability‚ relative risks‚ and health status is critical for nurses to diagnose and treat health-related problems in this vulnerable population. (PubMed) Poor health is both a cause and a result of homelessness. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council
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