Social Communities and Homelessness

A Broader Concept Analysis of Social Relationships and Homelessness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2168362
AutoresMicheal L Shier (0000-0001-8185-0696, University of Pennsylvania), Marion E Jones (University of Regina), John R Graham (0000-0002-5944-1498, University of Calgary)
Año2011
Volumen21
Número5
Páginas455-474
Fecha de publicación2011-07-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2011.566449
OpenAlexW1991914559
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas34

Pathways to and from homelessness were examined from the perspective of people who were both employed and homeless in Calgary, Alberta. Based on data collected through semi-structured open-end interviews (n = 61) with employed homeless people (N estimated at 2,400), we found that respondents identified aspects of five predominant social relationships that had the greatest impact on their present homeless situation: relationships with friends and family, acquaintances in shared accommodation, landlords and employers, other homeless people, and the social service delivery system. The findings provide a model for beginning to understand the complex social communities in which homelessness exists. Further research needs to explore the relationship between service providers and individuals' other social relationships and the role those can play in finding a pathway from homelessness

Accommodation · Criminology · Economic growth · Housing First · Mental health · Mental illness · Perspective (graphical · Psychiatry · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Social Work · Social Psychology