Victim Blaming
In the "1960s some social planers and theorist revived theories that placed the blame of poverty on inferior heredity it was called bad blood" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 35). If we look at the reasons behind why people blame the victim it can be for a variety of reasons. It may be a way for people to excuses themselves from having any responsibility towards people who suffer from poverty. Perhaps some people don 't feel that the poor are where they want to invest their money and taxes. Regardless, this pendulum of positive and negative attitudes toward the poor affect programs like homeless shelters, foster care and adoption programs.
Homeless Shelters
There are "6000 homeless shelters the United States but it 's not nearly enough to house the homeless" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 246). The shelters are a very unforgiving place, they 're "dangerous, crowded and don 't have any place to store belongings" (Mandel & Schram pg. 246). One surprising fact is that a "shelter may be more expensive than permanent housing" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 246). Many people believe that the reason why "permanent housing isn 't built is because it would compete with the real estate industry and homeless shelters are considered good money makers" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 246). Many people in homeless shelters are "subject to strict …show more content…
247). Mandel & Schram (2014), "state that blaming the victim is an approach that deflects attention from the real causes of homelessness” (Mandel & Schram, pg. 247). These causes include “poverty, insufficient affordable housing and insufficient money to pay for housing" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 247). Many homeless people are “stereotyped as deviant, degenerate, drunk and crazy” (Mandel & Schram, pg. 248). These negative connotations allow homeless people to be considered “unimportant and even criminals simply for being homeless” (Mandel & Schram, pg.
In the "1960s some social planers and theorist revived theories that placed the blame of poverty on inferior heredity it was called bad blood" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 35). If we look at the reasons behind why people blame the victim it can be for a variety of reasons. It may be a way for people to excuses themselves from having any responsibility towards people who suffer from poverty. Perhaps some people don 't feel that the poor are where they want to invest their money and taxes. Regardless, this pendulum of positive and negative attitudes toward the poor affect programs like homeless shelters, foster care and adoption programs.
Homeless Shelters
There are "6000 homeless shelters the United States but it 's not nearly enough to house the homeless" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 246). The shelters are a very unforgiving place, they 're "dangerous, crowded and don 't have any place to store belongings" (Mandel & Schram pg. 246). One surprising fact is that a "shelter may be more expensive than permanent housing" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 246). Many people believe that the reason why "permanent housing isn 't built is because it would compete with the real estate industry and homeless shelters are considered good money makers" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 246). Many people in homeless shelters are "subject to strict …show more content…
247). Mandel & Schram (2014), "state that blaming the victim is an approach that deflects attention from the real causes of homelessness” (Mandel & Schram, pg. 247). These causes include “poverty, insufficient affordable housing and insufficient money to pay for housing" (Mandel & Schram, pg. 247). Many homeless people are “stereotyped as deviant, degenerate, drunk and crazy” (Mandel & Schram, pg. 248). These negative connotations allow homeless people to be considered “unimportant and even criminals simply for being homeless” (Mandel & Schram, pg.