Risk Factors, Endurance of Victimization, and Survival Strategies

The Impact of the Structural Location of Men and Women on Their Experiences Within Homeless Milieus

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2154538
AutoresRhonda D Evans, Craig J Forsyth (0000-0002-7636-8106)
Año2004
Volumen24
Número4
Páginas479-505
Fecha de publicación2004-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Spectrum (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02732170390260413
OpenAlexW2055973340
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas32

This article offers a qualitative analysis of the risk factors associated with homelessness, the endurance of victimization while homeless, and the survival strategies as well as how these factors are impacted by the sex of the homeless individual. Our study was conducted in a small city. Our main findings are that men and women have more divergent experiences in terms of risk factors than they do in survival strategies. This indicates that the differential experiences of men and women are much more pronounced in those contexts that are within the boundaries of the normative social structure. Once on the streets the experiences of men and women become very similar. The implications of these findings for policy are discussed

Normative · Political science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology