To me they always seemed so mysterious, and instilled a bit of fear when passing them on the street. I would watch documentary after documentary about their culture, and struggles in search of a better understanding. I began to notice a common factor in every one I watched, addiction. Everyone always blames addiction as the sole reason for their struggles, and places them on a lower level of importance. I wanted to see if this extreme over generalization held true or if it was the media’s perception. What I found was variety and individualism. The “homeless population” is more than people without a home. It is people just like you and me with daily struggles, goals, and feelings. It was evident some had an addiction, but some have addiction in middle class as well. My conclusion is that these individuals are just as much human as anyone else, and that anyone of us could be in their situation with just a few things not going according to
To me they always seemed so mysterious, and instilled a bit of fear when passing them on the street. I would watch documentary after documentary about their culture, and struggles in search of a better understanding. I began to notice a common factor in every one I watched, addiction. Everyone always blames addiction as the sole reason for their struggles, and places them on a lower level of importance. I wanted to see if this extreme over generalization held true or if it was the media’s perception. What I found was variety and individualism. The “homeless population” is more than people without a home. It is people just like you and me with daily struggles, goals, and feelings. It was evident some had an addiction, but some have addiction in middle class as well. My conclusion is that these individuals are just as much human as anyone else, and that anyone of us could be in their situation with just a few things not going according to