Social Impact Of Homelessness And Poverty Within Our Society
Homeless and Poverty within Our Society
SSCI210 -1404A -07
Mr. Emmanuel Okafor
January 9, 2014
Abstract
Throughout this paper I will use sociological imagination to discuss the connection between individual experiences and the social impact of being a homeless person and the broader issue of poverty in society.
Homeless and Poverty within Our Society The homeless live in tents, on benches, under bridges, alleys, box-cars, abandoned homes, and shelters to name just a few. I personally have met individuals who choose or have not chosen that method of living and have offered my home with a few of them over the years, when the nights are below freezing, giving my husband and I a chance to intrude into their personal lives and acquire a better view of how or why they became homeless. From these individual experiences I have learned a connection between being a homeless person and the social impact of how poverty in society played a part in that role. For instance, one of the individuals lost his job in 1983 and instantly became a statistic of poverty while scraping, with the use of unemployment benefits, to pay bills and keep his head above …show more content…
This extremely kind man has adapted very well to society as if he were born in a tent next to the freeway for easy access to find cans to recycle for his income so he can eat and panhandles for necessities such as dish soap, coins for laundry, and shampoo. Another individual
SSCI210 -1404A -07
Mr. Emmanuel Okafor
January 9, 2014
Abstract
Throughout this paper I will use sociological imagination to discuss the connection between individual experiences and the social impact of being a homeless person and the broader issue of poverty in society.
Homeless and Poverty within Our Society The homeless live in tents, on benches, under bridges, alleys, box-cars, abandoned homes, and shelters to name just a few. I personally have met individuals who choose or have not chosen that method of living and have offered my home with a few of them over the years, when the nights are below freezing, giving my husband and I a chance to intrude into their personal lives and acquire a better view of how or why they became homeless. From these individual experiences I have learned a connection between being a homeless person and the social impact of how poverty in society played a part in that role. For instance, one of the individuals lost his job in 1983 and instantly became a statistic of poverty while scraping, with the use of unemployment benefits, to pay bills and keep his head above …show more content…
This extremely kind man has adapted very well to society as if he were born in a tent next to the freeway for easy access to find cans to recycle for his income so he can eat and panhandles for necessities such as dish soap, coins for laundry, and shampoo. Another individual