Some see the homeless as lazy, some see the homeless as drug addicts, some see the homeless as crazy unstable bums, and some don't acknowledge them at all. When in reality the homeless are just people like everyone else who just happen to have come across some bad circumstances. They could have been your neighbor, someone who lost their job, or just have a mental disorder, but they are still people and should still be treated as such.
-to follow up on this idea of negative stereotypes, which is what you are talking about in the paragraph above, a section discussing this in more detail would be useful. How are these stereotypes created, how do they stick around, and what do you know about the extent to which they influence individuals and their ability to interact and support the homeless
In the case of John, he is a Vietnam War veteran who is now living in the streets. All he wants is someone to talk to, or just to be acknowledged as a human being. While talking to John he revealed his life before he was homeless. He came from a poor family, so both his parents had to work so his older brother had to take care of him. Fast forward and John's older brother enlists in the army and gets deployed. John is now alone with his parents who he feels distant toward. Fast forward again and John's brother comes home, but in a body bag. Now the person John feels closest to is now gone forever. John now decides to join the army himself and comes back alive. He comes back to a country filled with angry citizens from a war no one wanted. Fast forward one more time and John is now homeless and stuck in a wheelchair. He has no family or friends. He has no one to talk to but the people walking who ignore his existence. Even though he's homeless with no family and no one to talk to, he still tries to look at the bright side.
-consider what your purpose in using John is. In other words, how will his story back you up in your final article? Are you going to focus on this topic of how negative stereotypes and representations of the homeless affect our ability to interact with them, specifically in California? If so, what are your examples of how we are unwilling to deal with the homeless here in California
So next time you see a homeless person on the street, don't think of them as a drug addict or a criminal, think of them as another human being. Just saying hi to them can make them feel like an actual person.
- so is this what you propose we do after becoming aware of our negative stereotypes- that we talk to them at minimum?
-to follow up on this idea of negative stereotypes, which is what you are talking about in the paragraph above, a section discussing this in more detail would be useful. How are these stereotypes created, how do they stick around, and what do you know about the extent to which they influence individuals and their ability to interact and support the homeless
In the case of John, he is a Vietnam War veteran who is now living in the streets. All he wants is someone to talk to, or just to be acknowledged as a human being. While talking to John he revealed his life before he was homeless. He came from a poor family, so both his parents had to work so his older brother had to take care of him. Fast forward and John's older brother enlists in the army and gets deployed. John is now alone with his parents who he feels distant toward. Fast forward again and John's brother comes home, but in a body bag. Now the person John feels closest to is now gone forever. John now decides to join the army himself and comes back alive. He comes back to a country filled with angry citizens from a war no one wanted. Fast forward one more time and John is now homeless and stuck in a wheelchair. He has no family or friends. He has no one to talk to but the people walking who ignore his existence. Even though he's homeless with no family and no one to talk to, he still tries to look at the bright side.
-consider what your purpose in using John is. In other words, how will his story back you up in your final article? Are you going to focus on this topic of how negative stereotypes and representations of the homeless affect our ability to interact with them, specifically in California? If so, what are your examples of how we are unwilling to deal with the homeless here in California
So next time you see a homeless person on the street, don't think of them as a drug addict or a criminal, think of them as another human being. Just saying hi to them can make them feel like an actual person.
- so is this what you propose we do after becoming aware of our negative stereotypes- that we talk to them at minimum?
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