Homelessness is a rising issue in America and Canada and they have been struggling with this issue for many years. Many people are homeless due to the inability to afford housing. Studies have shown that homeless women represent the fastest growing population. (……) The reason that majority of women suffer from homelessness is due to the fact that many of them suffer from domestic violence and have no money, others suffer due to the fact that the prices in our economy is rising to an all time high.
The problems faced by homeless women are the dangers of being victimized and their attempt to survive during these tough situations they face each day while living in the streets of the city. Women who are homeless have no sense of safety; even …show more content…
When homeless women choose to utilize the four survival performances (femininity, masculinity, genderless and passing), they gain power that helps to prevent their victimization.
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Many homeless women living on the streets face danger day in and day out. This research proposal will explore the various survival techniques that homeless woman can apply in a dangerous situation. Homeless women are able to utilize the four survival performances (femininity, masculinity, genderless, and passing), in order to gain power, which will allow them to prevent their victimization. Each performance takes a homeless woman into a realm of acting that allows them to escape victimization within their dangerous situation.
DEFINITIONS
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Homeless woman will be studied on their utilization of the four survival performances, which include the following femininity, masculinity, genderless, and passing. If these homeless women are able to utilize these four performances then this may allow them to gain power over their victimization. This research will study whether or not homeless woman utilize these performances and whether or not they gain power by utilizing these four different …show more content…
This act is much more common in women who try to escape being sexually assaulted. This act consists of a woman wearing multiple layers of heavy clothing like baggy jeans, oversized shirts and hoodies, and wearing big hats. Homeless women can prevent their victimization by making themselves less visible. This is also known as being “invisible”. She will use this to her advantage to confuse the predator by hiding her physical appearance. Like covering up her rear end and her breast. The predator will stay away because he/she will not recognize whether she is a male or female. This act allows her to stay low and unnoticed (Huey and Berndt, 2008:
The problems faced by homeless women are the dangers of being victimized and their attempt to survive during these tough situations they face each day while living in the streets of the city. Women who are homeless have no sense of safety; even …show more content…
When homeless women choose to utilize the four survival performances (femininity, masculinity, genderless and passing), they gain power that helps to prevent their victimization.
Include thesis statement
Many homeless women living on the streets face danger day in and day out. This research proposal will explore the various survival techniques that homeless woman can apply in a dangerous situation. Homeless women are able to utilize the four survival performances (femininity, masculinity, genderless, and passing), in order to gain power, which will allow them to prevent their victimization. Each performance takes a homeless woman into a realm of acting that allows them to escape victimization within their dangerous situation.
DEFINITIONS
Define your concepts,
Homeless woman will be studied on their utilization of the four survival performances, which include the following femininity, masculinity, genderless, and passing. If these homeless women are able to utilize these four performances then this may allow them to gain power over their victimization. This research will study whether or not homeless woman utilize these performances and whether or not they gain power by utilizing these four different …show more content…
This act is much more common in women who try to escape being sexually assaulted. This act consists of a woman wearing multiple layers of heavy clothing like baggy jeans, oversized shirts and hoodies, and wearing big hats. Homeless women can prevent their victimization by making themselves less visible. This is also known as being “invisible”. She will use this to her advantage to confuse the predator by hiding her physical appearance. Like covering up her rear end and her breast. The predator will stay away because he/she will not recognize whether she is a male or female. This act allows her to stay low and unnoticed (Huey and Berndt, 2008: