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    Stigma of Homelessness

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    Date
    2009
    Author
    Steinhardt, Megan M.
    Subject
    Washington and Lee University -- Capstone in Shepherd Poverty Program
    Homelessness
    Homelessness -- Psychological aspects
    Stigma (Social psychology)
    Discrimination
    Stereotypes (Social psychology)
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    Megan M. Steinhardt is a member of the Class of 2010 of Washington and Lee University.
     
    Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]
     
    Homeless individuals constantly fight an uphill battle against a stigma that creates in them a lost sense of self. The stigma and resulting negative associations made about homeless individuals is one that keeps them in their place and unable to move forward; their stigma is for the most part universal but is one that keeps them stagnant and unable to advance. The stigma effectively holds them in a place in which they are unable to make forward progress. By exploring the effects of stigma on the homeless as well as the possibility that a stigma holds the potential for positive change, I will ultimately argue that that stigma affects people who are homeless negatively and holds them in the cycle of poverty.
     
    Megan M. Steinhardt
     
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11021/24196
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