2.1 Home and Homelessness Phenomenon
Home and Homelessness are two diverse yet interconnected topics that are subjective in concept. Peter Somerville, on his theoretical article about homelessness, attempts to describe the complex nature of the two, and to his research found out that homelessness is the absence of “home” that are defined by the six key indicators which are: shelter, hearth, heart, privacy, roots, abode and paradise (Somerville, 1992).
From this nature, home is now defined as not just a physical space for protection, but rather a setting where people would feel safe, secure and comfortable in a daily basis. Homelessness, lacking the sense of home, on the other hand contradicts with this.
• Lack of shelter = Material deprivation
• Lack of hearth = Coldness
• Heartlessness = Indifference
• Lack of Privacy = powerlessness
• Rootlessness = Anomie
• Lack of Abode = Placelessness
It can be noted that Somerville’s definition of home and homelessness fit with Maslow’s Theory about hierarchy of needs. Individuals to be fully functional must gradually satisfy a conceptual ladder from the basic psychological needs such as health, food shelter, to the highest social need, which is self-actualization. Looking back at Somerville theory, it can be proposed that homeless people cannot rise …show more content…
This statement is then strengthened by the systematic and comprehensive framework made by English scientists Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Peter Kemp and Susanne Klinker. They stated that various form of homelessness can be based
Home and Homelessness are two diverse yet interconnected topics that are subjective in concept. Peter Somerville, on his theoretical article about homelessness, attempts to describe the complex nature of the two, and to his research found out that homelessness is the absence of “home” that are defined by the six key indicators which are: shelter, hearth, heart, privacy, roots, abode and paradise (Somerville, 1992).
From this nature, home is now defined as not just a physical space for protection, but rather a setting where people would feel safe, secure and comfortable in a daily basis. Homelessness, lacking the sense of home, on the other hand contradicts with this.
• Lack of shelter = Material deprivation
• Lack of hearth = Coldness
• Heartlessness = Indifference
• Lack of Privacy = powerlessness
• Rootlessness = Anomie
• Lack of Abode = Placelessness
It can be noted that Somerville’s definition of home and homelessness fit with Maslow’s Theory about hierarchy of needs. Individuals to be fully functional must gradually satisfy a conceptual ladder from the basic psychological needs such as health, food shelter, to the highest social need, which is self-actualization. Looking back at Somerville theory, it can be proposed that homeless people cannot rise …show more content…
This statement is then strengthened by the systematic and comprehensive framework made by English scientists Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Peter Kemp and Susanne Klinker. They stated that various form of homelessness can be based