Introduction:
Homelessness and poverty are two fundamental traits of the human life and almost everyone have either witnessed or experienced them. The homeless and the poor live among us; however, most people do not feel comfortable to acknowledge or recognize their plight. Ordinary citizens of all ages, politicians, and leaders in the faith community struggle to frame and compartmentalize emotions when they address the issue of homelessness and poverty.
We all share discontent towards having the homeless and the poor among us. However, finding an answer is much contested and debated among all. There seems to be no one agreed upon solution to this fact of life. Scholars, community leaders and practitioners proposed a wide-range of remedies, …show more content…
He argues that social organization in urban America, fundamentally, is formed around social class and race. He openly refers to such a structure as “hierarchical human zoology”. Marcus makes the case that social groups in today’s American cities find themselves ranked by what he calls seemingly strong enough to overcome social, economic, or physical hardship. Nonetheless, it is imperative to recognize that his theses on homelessness is rooted in Marxian social theory of class. Other scholars held the belief that homelessness is merely a choice manifests itself by incompetent individuals refusing to fulfill their role in the labor market (Millich 1993, Mitchell 1995, Mitchell 2011, Susser …show more content…
Academic literature from both ends of the spectrum tend to suggest that homelessness is a trait and a feature of poverty. Thus, homelessness is perceived as both a self-inflected and a choice that is rooted in either social class or race, or the combination of both.
On the other end, Homelessness is believed to be exasperated by economic downfall and lack of personal savviness. Thus, ideas of social hierarchy and choice push policy makers to see homelessness through the lens of the legal system, jails and law-enforcement to ensure order for the common good of
Homelessness and poverty are two fundamental traits of the human life and almost everyone have either witnessed or experienced them. The homeless and the poor live among us; however, most people do not feel comfortable to acknowledge or recognize their plight. Ordinary citizens of all ages, politicians, and leaders in the faith community struggle to frame and compartmentalize emotions when they address the issue of homelessness and poverty.
We all share discontent towards having the homeless and the poor among us. However, finding an answer is much contested and debated among all. There seems to be no one agreed upon solution to this fact of life. Scholars, community leaders and practitioners proposed a wide-range of remedies, …show more content…
He argues that social organization in urban America, fundamentally, is formed around social class and race. He openly refers to such a structure as “hierarchical human zoology”. Marcus makes the case that social groups in today’s American cities find themselves ranked by what he calls seemingly strong enough to overcome social, economic, or physical hardship. Nonetheless, it is imperative to recognize that his theses on homelessness is rooted in Marxian social theory of class. Other scholars held the belief that homelessness is merely a choice manifests itself by incompetent individuals refusing to fulfill their role in the labor market (Millich 1993, Mitchell 1995, Mitchell 2011, Susser …show more content…
Academic literature from both ends of the spectrum tend to suggest that homelessness is a trait and a feature of poverty. Thus, homelessness is perceived as both a self-inflected and a choice that is rooted in either social class or race, or the combination of both.
On the other end, Homelessness is believed to be exasperated by economic downfall and lack of personal savviness. Thus, ideas of social hierarchy and choice push policy makers to see homelessness through the lens of the legal system, jails and law-enforcement to ensure order for the common good of