Exclusion and Resilience: Exploring the Decision-Making Processes of Young People Who Are Homeless
Young people who are homeless experience adversity, but many are able to overcome the challenges of street life and transition back into housing. This exploratory, qualitative research draws on the narratives from interviews and focus groups with 35 young people who have experienced homelessness, a...
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ndltd-uottawa.ca-oai-ruor.uottawa.ca-10393-307102018-01-05T19:01:53Z Exclusion and Resilience: Exploring the Decision-Making Processes of Young People Who Are Homeless Roebuck, Benjamin S. Hastings, Ross Homelessness Youth Strength-Based Approach Techniques of Neutralization Victimization Youth Homelessness Resilience Structuration Impression Management Symbolic Interactionism Crime Criminology Victimology Police Adaptation Navigation Negotiation Human Agency Social Constructionism Constructivist The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Strengths Street Smarts Young people who are homeless experience adversity, but many are able to overcome the challenges of street life and transition back into housing. This exploratory, qualitative research draws on the narratives from interviews and focus groups with 35 young people who have experienced homelessness, as well as interviews and focus groups with 30 service providers working in youth shelters and a youth drop-in centre. Exploring themes of victimization, criminal offending, police involvement, and interactions with community services, this research highlights the capacities of young people to navigate around obstacles and negotiate to meet their needs. Integrating symbolic interactionism and social constructivist perspectives, this research explores the importance of micro-level interactions and perceptions, as well as the contexts that frame the decision-making processes of young people passing through homelessness. The implications of these perspectives are discussed within the framework of resilience discourse. 2014-03-25T14:10:55Z 2014-03-25T14:10:55Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30710 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-3601 en Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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Homelessness Youth Strength-Based Approach Techniques of Neutralization Victimization Youth Homelessness Resilience Structuration Impression Management Symbolic Interactionism Crime Criminology Victimology Police Adaptation Navigation Negotiation Human Agency Social Constructionism Constructivist The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Strengths Street Smarts |
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Young people who are homeless experience adversity, but many are able to overcome the challenges of street life and transition back into housing. This exploratory, qualitative research draws on the narratives from interviews and focus groups with 35 young people who have experienced homelessness, as well as interviews and focus groups with 30 service providers working in youth shelters and a youth drop-in centre. Exploring themes of victimization, criminal offending, police involvement, and interactions with community services, this research highlights the capacities of young people to navigate around obstacles and negotiate to meet their needs. Integrating symbolic interactionism and social constructivist perspectives, this research explores the importance of micro-level interactions and perceptions, as well as the contexts that frame the decision-making processes of young people passing through homelessness. The implications of these perspectives are discussed within the framework of resilience discourse. |
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Exclusion and Resilience: Exploring the Decision-Making Processes of Young People Who Are Homeless |
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Exclusion and Resilience: Exploring the Decision-Making Processes of Young People Who Are Homeless |
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exclusion and resilience: exploring the decision-making processes of young people who are homeless |
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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