An analysis of the economical, political and psychological causes of homelessness
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 22:51:58
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 9 pages (2475 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 9 pages (2475 words)
Homelessness has become a very important issue that affects a lot of people in our society today. Homelessness refers to people who live on the streets with no physical shelters, to people who live in sub-standard housing, or in overcrowded or undesirable conditions (Hargrave, 1999, p.1). In the 1980s, the number of homeless Canadians was between 100,000 and 250,000 out of a total population of 28 million (p.1). Moreover, surveys show that the number of homeless people in Canada …
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