Functionalist Theory Of Female Homelessness

Homelessness has been a major social problem in the United Kingdom for centuries, (Burrows, Pleace, and Quilgars, 1996) .However, with the rising number of women among the homeless population and the development of feminist movement, (Watson and Austeberry, 1986) much literature and research have been undertaken studies into women homelessness and seek to comprehend the devastating effects on their life including (Watson and Austeberry, 1986, Burrows, Pleace, and Quilgars, 1996, and Itzen and Newman, 2009). Research from (Crisis, 2009) demonstrated that 3.5 million People in United Kingdom experience some form of homelessness at some point in their life, (Larkin, 2009). In addition, data from Statutory Homelessness England Statistical, 2006) estimates that in 2005, 164, 000 household were accepted as homeless, of which includes 74% pregnant woman or women with children. Referencence. Overall single female represent 39% of the homeless population and those placed into accommodation in 2004 to 2005. …show more content…
Such as a place where one sleeps, rest and recuperate for stress. However functionalism theory can be problematics because if often perceived from the beginning homelessness as deviant, dysfunctional and even abnormal (Ravenhill, 2008). However, one could argued that this distract attention from structural causes including housing and unemployment, Fitzpatrick et al, 2010) or gender division from the labour market, Watson and Austeberry, 1986. However (Rossi, 1989), asserted that understanding the effect of rooflessness is fundamental to prevent