Theoretical approaches and directions in the research of homelessness: A critical analysis

Autor:	Jovana Cikic, Ana Lj. Bilinović-Rajačić
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Social phenomenon 05 social sciences 1. No poverty 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography 021107 urban & regional planning Social Welfare 02 engineering and technology Sociology Positive economics 10. No inequality 050703 geography
Zdroj:	Socioloski pregled. 53:1444-1467
ISSN:	2560-4880 0085-6320
DOI:	10.5937/socpreg53-23591
Popis:	Homelessness is often explained simplistically and somewhat a theoretically, as a housing problem or as a social welfare issue caused by structural or individual factors. Such dualistic explanations are not quite adequate and policies of prevention and combating homelessness formed under their influence have proven to be inefficient. Thus, we have analyzed three approaches - life-story approach, homelessness pathways approach and the (sub)culture of homelessness - as means for improvement of understanding the overall experience of homelessness (its causes, paths through and from homelessness as well as outcomes). Special attention was given to the analysis of the aspects of selected theories (feminist, poststructuralist, postmodernist and ecological) and pointing to the fruitfulness of their insights while analyzing homelessness. This paper is based on the analysis of the works of the relevant authors/representatives of selected theoretical perspectives and approaches. The aim of this paper is to provide a critical review of the theoretical understanding of homelessness, as well to expand the understanding of this social phenomenon.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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