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Homelessness is a global problem that leaves many of us asking questions as to why this trouble exists and how can we fix this problem that affects hundreds of thousands of people. The majority of the public may have many different ways in envisioning homelessness and how it affects people, economies, and humanities, sociologists can view this problem in a few different ways. I have never experienced being homeless, but have seen many individuals on the streets beg for food or money. Some may just need a helping hand; others may have been alcoholics or drug users. Most homeless people have made some critical mistakes in their lives and need help. There are a lot of people that live pay check to pay check and are on the verge of being homeless themselves. Before you can belittle a homeless person, envision yourself in their shoes. How would you feel if you were a homeless person? I know I would dislike begging for money on a daily basis. I think a lot of times people avoid homeless people because they are scared. Visualizing a human being living dirty and being disliked by others would be a hard task at hand. Even though you may be living life, you never know when you could get prosecuted, lose your job, or have a stroke etc. that could turn your life around and head in that direction. Individuals believe that homeless people are bad and that is why they are homeless. I have been a volunteer for a while and I can say that there are good and bad homeless people. I believe some are looking for assistance, but most are wanted their pride back. Homeless people don’t seem to be very needy. If you were to give them your friendship, your time, and your respect, that go a long way in the eyes of a homeless person. These days’ people care... ... middle of paper ... ...ilent approach. For homeless individuals it is important in keeping an existence and not be viewed as an outcast by others. Postmodernism as far as reflected by homelessness means that homeless people choose to become homeless because the rest of the issues that they deal with in life are too hard for them to handle. Also some homeless individuals may choose to use alcohol and/or drugs to help justify their choice of homelessness. The four sociological perspectives provide a brief detailed description of how different types of sociologists would consider what a disturbing and complex social issue this was. However, the above examples of symbolic interactionist, functionalist, conflict and postmodernist theorist responses to homelessness represents how these four perspectives would address a problem that has proved to be a persistent and difficult matter to resolve.

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