Hodnicki D R, Horner S D, Boyle J S
Georgia Southern University.
Public Health Nurs. 1992 Dec;9(4):257-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1992.tb00110.x.
An increase in the number of individuals who are homeless since the 1980s has made homelessness a major social, economic, and political problem in the United States. The number of homeless in this country is estimated as high as 3 million, with women and children constituting the fastest growing subgroup of this population. A study of eight homeless women using a shelter in a southeastern city was conducted to explore the experience of homelessness from the women's perspectives. A modified ethnographic approach using a semistructured interview provided qualitative data. The constant comparative method of analysis identified themes of heightened awareness, guarding, identification of needs, and strategies for resolution. This study provides a new understanding of how some women experience homelessness, as well as the responses they take to solve this problem.
自20世纪80年代以来，美国无家可归者的数量不断增加，这使得无家可归成为美国一个重大的社会、经济和政治问题。据估计，该国无家可归者的数量高达300万，其中妇女和儿童是这一群体中增长最快的子群体。一项针对东南部一个城市一家收容所里的八名无家可归妇女的研究展开，旨在从这些妇女的角度探索无家可归的经历。采用半结构化访谈的改良人种志方法提供了定性数据。持续比较分析法确定了意识增强、防范、需求识别和解决策略等主题。这项研究为一些妇女如何经历无家可归以及她们为解决这一问题所采取的应对措施提供了新的认识。
