Homelessness in New York City

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This paper discusses the issue of homelessness, in general, and in New York City in particular. The study was undertaken with the intention of illustrating some of the primary causes of homelessness in New York City, so that specific strategies to alliviate the problem itself and issues associated with it, such as crime, can be mitigated. A literature review of research into the subject is also included.

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Research Problem
Rationale for Study
Study benefits
Literature Review

From the Paper:

"Homelessness has been described as a chronic illness affecting all societies regardless of the degree of economic development and overall wealth of the nation. It is pandemic and epidemic in some societies. Some researchers have attributed the cause of homelessness to a series of factors that work to create homelessness from three dimensions: 1) structural or the broader societal problems that may contribute to homelessness such as high unemployment, inflation, or tight housing markets, 2) individual problems that might lead an individual to become homeless such as mental illness, substance abuse, or some type of disability, and 3) governmental policies that may contribute or actually facilitate homelessness through short-sighted un insensitive planning such as a failure to provide emergency relief funds or some other type of social safety net (Burt pars.2-3). Simply being knowledgeable of these causal factors greatly assists both the broader political apparatus as well as governments at the community level to effectively plan and mitigate homelessness to varying degrees. Therefore, this study attempts to assess the specific character of homelessness in a single market, New York City, in order to better define solutions to solve the problems that lead to homelessness specific to New York City."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Burt, M. R. "Chronic Homelessness: Emergence of a Public Policy." Fordham Urban Law Journal, 30/3(2003): 1267+.
• Calsyn, R. J. "A Modified ESID Approach to Studying Mental Illness and Homelessness. American Journal of Community Psychology, 32/3-4(2003): 319+.
• Creswell, J. W. Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications; 1994.
• Kerr, D. "We Know What the Problem Is": Using Oral History to Develop a Collaborative Analysis of Homelessness from the Bottom Up. The Oral History Review, 30/1(2003): 27+.
• Klitzing, S. W. "Women Living in a Homeless Shelter: Stress, Coping and Leisure." Journal of Leisure Research, 36/4(2004): 483+.

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