Young Women Construct Themselves: Social Identity, Self-concept and Psychosocial Well-being in Homeless Facilities

Stephen, Dawn

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“…More permanent accommodation can enable them to shift from their categorisation as 'other' and 'homeless', make sense of traumatic pasts, begin to make connections, become-at-home, belong and make decisions about the future (Manzo, 2003;Robinson, 2002;Stephen, 2000). Yet, as will also be shown in this paper, permanent rooves alone may not help overcome subjective experiences of homelessness as they relate to feelings of social exclusion, stigmatisation and trauma (McNaughton, 2008).…”

Section: Meaning(s) Of Homementioning

confidence: 87%

“…Workers in these agencies may not be aware of the way in which their young clients feel constrained by these discourses of home. Despite being provided with stable accommodation and support, they believed these discursive barriers positioned them as the 'other' and inhibited a sense of social belonging (Manzo, 2003;Robinson, 2002;Stephen, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, Stephen's (2000) work with young homeless women in hostel accommodation revealed they, too, despite feelings of being at home continued to want a home of their own because society would then perceive them as 'normal' young women with 'normal' needs. Unsurprisingly, as will be shown later, the young people in this study also yearned for the normalcy they perceived home ownership would bestow upon them.…”

Section: Meaning(s) Of Homementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Trappings of Home: Young Homeless People's Transitions Towards Independent Living

2011

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In this paper we describe the experiences of young homeless people in Western Australia during their transitions to more permanent accommodation and independent living. For these young homeless people, permanent accommodation provided an opportunity for 'feeling at home' and having a sense of control and stability associated with 'home'. Within this space, these young people wanted to be considered 'normal' home occupiers. In this context, we discuss how young homeless people experience and negotiate the social and cultural understandings of home outside socially accepted pathways of leaving the parental home and becoming 'normal' home occupiers themselves. We show how this experience of home, and the potential it offers previously homeless young people, is interrupted by discourses of youth workers, neighbours and and society at large, which serve to (re)position them outside the community of 'normal' home occupiers. The findings have implications for both policy and the delivery of services to young homeless people.

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Section: Meaning(s) Of Homementioning

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Section: Meaning(s) Of Homementioning

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The Trappings of Home: Young Homeless People's Transitions Towards Independent Living

2011

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“…Various studies have confirmed the physical, psychological and social dimensions of home (de Veer & Kerkstra, 2001; Marcus, 2006; Moore, McArthur, & Noble‐Carr, 2008; Pennartz, 1986; Smith, 1994; Stephen, 2000; Thomsen, 2007). For example, residents in a nursing home identified privacy and autonomy as components of a home.…”

Section: Essential Qualities Of Homementioning

confidence: 97%

“…College students identified favourable architectural designs, the ability to personalize and make changes inside their units and convenient access to exterior spaces as complimentary attributes. Finally, research on precariously‐housed individuals reported informal support and being connected to the community to be valued components in home settings (Moore et al, 2008; Stephen, 2000).…”

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Capturing environmental affordances: Low‐income families identify positive characteristics of a hotel housing solution

Lewinson

2010

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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This qualitative study describes the positive characteristics of an extended-stay hotel as identified by low-income families that resided there. Interviews were conducted with ten hotel residents using a semi-structured interview guide and participant photographs to elicit a deeper understanding of experiencing home at a hotel. Framed in the theoretical perspective of environmental affordances, findings suggest that despite discomforts of the hotel environment, residents were still able to enjoy family independence, social engagement, a sense of safety and connection to a community context. The findings of this study may help practitioners gain a balanced perspective of non-ideal housing conditions for planning interventions. Even in these conditions, positive characteristics can be identified to reinforce family functioning and well-being.

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Introduction: Understanding Youth Homelessness

Farrugia

2015

Youth Homelessness in Late Modernity

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Young Women Construct Themselves: Social Identity, Self-concept and Psychosocial Well-being in Homeless Facilities

Cited by 21 publications

References 10 publications

The Trappings of Home: Young Homeless People's Transitions Towards Independent Living

The Trappings of Home: Young Homeless People's Transitions Towards Independent Living

Capturing environmental affordances: Low‐income families identify positive characteristics of a hotel housing solution

Introduction: Understanding Youth Homelessness

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