Homeism: Naming the Stigmatization and Discrimination of Persons Experiencing Homelessness

Canham, Sarah L.; Moore, Piper; Custodio, Karen; Bosma, Harvey

doi:10.1080/14036096.2021.2014558

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“…6 Homeism was also found to result from expectations that people need to be clean and groomed if they want to be respected and treated well. 1 Despite challenges for persons who are living unsheltered or staying in congregate homeless shelters to shower, clean clothes, or maintain hygiene, 7 society offers minimal exception to these expectations. Canham et al 1 described ways in which homeism contributes to poor health outcomes that result from treatment disparities and patient disengagement.…”

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“…1 Despite challenges for persons who are living unsheltered or staying in congregate homeless shelters to shower, clean clothes, or maintain hygiene, 7 society offers minimal exception to these expectations. Canham et al 1 described ways in which homeism contributes to poor health outcomes that result from treatment disparities and patient disengagement. Furthermore, being treated poorly, not listened to, and labelled as unworthy of care contribute to treatment disparities.…”

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“…While a wealth of scholarship examines racism, sexism and ageism, there is a dearth of work in the field of discrimination based on an individual's housed or unhoused status. Canham et al 1 conducted a secondary qualitative data analysis of interviews with persons with no fixed address who were being discharged from the hospital, resulting in a conceptual model of the experience of 'homeism'-a term for the discrimination towards persons experiencing homelessness. 1 While homeism is described as distinct from other forms of stigmatisation and discrimination, it intersects with stigmas based on age, race, gender, physical ability, mental health and more.…”

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“…Canham et al 1 conducted a secondary qualitative data analysis of interviews with persons with no fixed address who were being discharged from the hospital, resulting in a conceptual model of the experience of 'homeism'-a term for the discrimination towards persons experiencing homelessness. 1 While homeism is described as distinct from other forms of stigmatisation and discrimination, it intersects with stigmas based on age, race, gender, physical ability, mental health and more. 2 Prior research [3][4][5] has described people experiencing homeism when they are seeking healthcare or housing.…”

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“…While homeism is described as distinct from other forms of stigmatisation and discrimination, it intersects with stigmas based on age, race, gender, physical ability, mental health and more 2. Prior research3–5 has described people experiencing homeism when they are seeking healthcare or housing 1. Canham et al 1 found homeism to be related to negative stereotypes about persons experiencing homelessness as well as negative perceptions and false presumptions that society has assigned to persons who use substances.…”

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Understanding discrimination towards persons experiencing homelessness: A scoping review protocol

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IntroductionGiven the increasing rates of homelessness in recent years, there is an urgent need to address the ongoing discrimination and societal disinterest in preventing, reducing and ending homelessness. There is no systematic review of experiences of stigma and discrimination among persons experiencing homelessness or interventions to combat this discrimination. The objective for the proposed study is to identify ways in which persons experiencing homelessness have been stigmatised and discriminated against, the results of these experiences, and interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination towards persons experiencing homelessness.Methods and analysisWe are conducting a scoping review with guidance from the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis and Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. From 15 to 19 July 2022, we searched the following databases from our institutional licensed years of coverage: Medline, Embase, CINAHL Complete, Academic Search Ultimate, APA PsycINFO, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Left, PAIS International, PILOTS, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, Sociological Abstracts, and Dissertations and Theses Global. Two independent reviewers are screening study titles/abstracts and will independently screen the full texts. Study inclusion criteria include any study type reporting primary findings of English-language research on non-refugee persons experiencing homelessness in any type of setting or service worldwide. Three reviewers will then chart data of our included studies. Data will be extracted and organised into categories and subthemes in tabular form. To understand the validity of the scoping review findings in the local context and to gather additional perspectives on the topic, we will conduct an ‘expert consultation’ workshop.Ethics and disseminationThis study has ethics approval from the University of Utah Institutional Review Board. Review findings will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed journal and at conferences. We plan to preregister this protocol with Open Science Framework.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Intersectional Anticipated Discrimination Among Women Experiencing Homelessness in Argentina

Lenta,

Iorio,

Vázquez

2024

Journal Community Psychology

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Women experiencing homelessness constitute a group with idiosyncratic characteristics and needs that have largely remained invisible. Their discriminatory situation has been studied very little which may limit the design of specific intervention strategies. Buenos Aires (Argentina) is one of the main megalopolises in Latin America, where information on women experiencing homelessness is scarcely available. The main objective of this paper is to analyze different aspects related to intersectional anticipated discrimination perceived by women experiencing homelessness in Buenos Aires (n = 72). A structured interview was used to collect the information. The findings show that the vast majority of women experiencing homelessness in Buenos Aires reported experiencing unfair treatment and anticipated discrimination. In addition, more than two‐thirds of the women interviewed indicated that they felt they could be insulted or detained without cause, among other unfair treatment. Among the main reasons attributed by the interviewees to these situations of discrimination were the fact of being homeless, being women (cis or trans), and being poor. The results obtained may be useful to guide the design and implementation of policies, services, and programs for women experiencing homelessness with a gender perspective.

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Homelessness, Discrimination, and Violent Victimization in Los Angeles County

Padwa,

Chien,

Henwood

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Homeism: Naming the Stigmatization and Discrimination of Persons Experiencing Homelessness

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

Understanding discrimination towards persons experiencing homelessness: A scoping review protocol

Understanding discrimination towards persons experiencing homelessness: A scoping review protocol

Intersectional Anticipated Discrimination Among Women Experiencing Homelessness in Argentina

Homelessness, Discrimination, and Violent Victimization in Los Angeles County

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