After doing some more research on homeless adults in Minnesota I think my assupmtions have changed. I didn't realize all the different reason a person could become homeless. Before I assumed it was becasue a person had no job and was to lazy to try and find one. After reading, I found that that is not the only case. A person's house could have burned down, natural disaster and war could force them away, along with many other things that have nothing to do with being lazy.
After doing this research I still have some questions and a lot more research to do. I want to find out a little more about why people have these types of attitudes towards the homeless. I also want to find out more about other parts of Minnesota, not just the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. I also want to know why homelessness is much more prevelant in big cities versus rural areas.
So far I have found a lot of basic information about my population. I have found what homelessness is, what the causes are, what the concerns are, different attitudes towards the homeless, and what people are doing about it. I also found some more specific information about homelessness in Minnesota. I found some demographics on the Twin Cities area, some history on homelessness in this area, and what Hennepin County has done to help the situation.
Hi Shana,
ReplyDeleteYou have posed a lot of good questions here about homelessness!
Take a look at the different definitions of homelessness. Does the federal government, as well as the state government of Minnesota, provide a definition? Do social service agencies have a particular definition of homelessness? Do all of the people who would fall under that category identify themselves as homeless, unless they were to apply for services?
Things to think about...
Professor Wexelbaum