HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness

Homelessness

1.The topic which I have chosen is about “Homelessness in USA”. The reason due to which I have chosen this topic is that the rate of homelessness is increasing at a higher rate in US. There are various factors responsible for it which is affecting this rate. Homelessness can be defined as not having a permanent place to live, impacted by what type of shelter if any is used and whether it meets minimum standards of health or safety. This limited definition includes examples such as persons who live in cars, under bridges, and in vacant buildings. Other resources, such as food, medical care, basic furnishings, and clothing may also be missing, as well as time, information, and money.

2.It is important to note that homeless household system must interact with often overly complex economic, social, and governmental systems that may complicate their experience rather than build the skills necessary for returning to a fully functioning, economically sound existence. Although homelessness typically discusses assumptions of rational decisions, consumers can become vulnerable for reasons unrelated to the rationality of their deliberations (Hill, 1990). Unlike comprehensive systems models, economic models tend to assume that all homelessness members are “normal,” “rational,” “productive,” and not “vulnerable.” That is, within any given homelessness, economic models might assume that sufficient members are able to work in order to support the homelessness's need to shop, produce, consume, and survive satisfactorily. In reality, national statistics reveal that a large percentage of US homelessness is likely to lead to vulnerability and perhaps homelessness at some point in their existence. For instance, approximately 20 percent of the persons in the USA have a mental or physical disability, and many have multiple challenges. In addition, the US economy is currently experiencing a severe downturn with high unemployment, layoffs, and company consolidations and bankruptcies. Persons who have a disability or who face severe unemployment constraints may not be able to operate the homelessness system as analysts assume (Bertrand, 2006). The work of Baker and her colleagues provide some additional framing to supplement the homelessness systems literature.

In contrast, if persons within a system are unable to participate in the ongoing sequences of input and outputs, then they may be experiencing vulnerability, potentially affecting the successful processes in the homelessness (Homes for the Homeless, 2010). In contrast to normalcy, consumer vulnerability is a state of powerlessness that arises from an imbalance in marketplace interactions or from the consumption of marketing messages and products. It occurs when control is not in an individual's hands, creating a dependence on external factors (e.g. marketers) to create fairness in the marketplace. The research topics which better explain these are as some researchers used ethnographic methods with a team of researchers between 1985 and 1989 in both urban and suburban areas of a large northeastern city. The research team emphasized building rapport with the homeless persons in order to establish trust and confidence. Notes, photos, videotapes, and audio-taped interviews with approximately 100 persons comprised the ...