Thrasher S P, Mowbray C T
School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Health Soc Work. 1995 May;20(2):93-101. doi: 10.1093/hsw/20.2.93.
Homeless women with children have been one of the fastest growing homeless subpopulations during the past decade. However, research in this area has paid scant attention to the needs of these homeless families. The ethnographic study of homeless women with children described in this article captures the prevailing strengths of this population. The women's strengths were identified in seeking housing, caring for children, and remaining connected to social contacts to keep their families together. The authors suggest that ethnography provides guideposts for social workers as they search for practice models.
在过去十年中，带孩子的无家可归女性一直是增长最快的无家可归亚群体之一。然而，该领域的研究很少关注这些无家可归家庭的需求。本文所述的对带孩子的无家可归女性的人种志研究揭示了这一群体普遍存在的优势。这些女性在寻找住房、照顾孩子以及与社会关系保持联系以维系家庭方面展现出了优势。作者认为，人种志为社会工作者寻找实践模式提供了指导原则。
