The first step to solving a problem, is recognizing the problem. Homelessness, and its stigmas, in the United States are an issue.
The oversimplified biases of the homeless population are of grave concern for me. Stereotypes of homelessness tend to conclude substance abuse, mental health, among other negative attributes as the only contributing factors. While these causalities, in some instances, may be the judgements of one’s own making, each homeless person is not a casualty of addiction or health deficiencies. Over-generalizations only serve to act as catalysts for ridicule; for marginalization.
Consequently, the trivialization of the homeless is also of concern for me. In my experience, the homeless are often regarded as second-class
The oversimplified biases of the homeless population are of grave concern for me. Stereotypes of homelessness tend to conclude substance abuse, mental health, among other negative attributes as the only contributing factors. While these causalities, in some instances, may be the judgements of one’s own making, each homeless person is not a casualty of addiction or health deficiencies. Over-generalizations only serve to act as catalysts for ridicule; for marginalization.
Consequently, the trivialization of the homeless is also of concern for me. In my experience, the homeless are often regarded as second-class