Essays about: "Homelessness"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 39 essays containing the word Homelessness.

  1. 6. centre for Vulnerable Youth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Claudia Iovita; [2022]
    Keywords : architecture; homeless; vulnerable; home; youth; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores the wide definition of homelessness and its complexity as a social phenomena. It is a very complex and multidirectional problem linked to individual, interpersonal, and socioeconomic factors. READ MORE

  3. 7. The home as a foreign place in film : A case study of The Foster Boy (Der Verdingbub, Markus imboden, 2011), Undine (Undine, Christian Petzold, 2020) and Synonyms (Synonymes, Nadav Lapid, 2019)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Vera Bühl; [2022]
    Keywords : home; foreign; diaspora; exile; nomadism; identity; homelessness; rootlessness; Heimat;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the home as a foreign place in the three films The Foster Boy (Der Verdingbub, Markus Imboden, 2011), Undine (Undine, Christian Petzold, 2020) and Synonyms (Synonymes, Nadav Lapid, 2019). The theoretical framework draws on the concepts of Heimat and home as well as on aspects of diaspora, exile and nomadism, which are combined in a conceptualisation to which I refer to as ‘the foreign home’. READ MORE

  4. 8. Discipline and Order: Hostile architecture in Copenhagen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Egill Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Hostile architecture; Copenhagen; Sensory ethnography; Phenomenology; Order; Discipline; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Hostile architecture is a tool used to control and regulate behavior, individuals, and groups in public spaces. This research explores the use, purpose, and meaning of hostile architecture in Copenhagen. To explore the phenomenon, I conducted fieldwork and semi-structured interviews. READ MORE

  5. 9. Categorical inequality in homelessness – How has the Neoliberalisation of housing policies in Sweden affected homelessness in Malmö from social workers’ perspectives?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Yin Leung Lo; [2022]
    Keywords : Neoliberalisation; Housing policies; Social Work; Homelessness; New Public Management; Malmö; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During the 90s, the Swedish government implemented a series of neoliberal housing policies in search of a wayout for the economic crisis, including demolition of the ministry of housing, deregulations and disincentivising housing construction, which has created decline in housing production and privatisation of municipal housing companies. The neoliberal policy reform was attributed to the shortage in the housing market, which allegedly led to the reemergence of homelessness in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 10. “It's not about the numbers, it's about the process” Working Methods and Tools for Homeless Youth in Eugene, Oregon

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Luul Mohamud; Amanda Patterson; [2021]
    Keywords : Youth homelessness; Ecological Systems Theory; Social Work Methods; Eugene Oregon;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore what working methods and tools service providers use to engage with and support homeless youth in Eugene, Oregon. The authors considered a qualitative research method with semi-structured interviews as the most appropriate way to collect data. READ MORE