Homelessness in Europe and the United States: A comparison of prevalence and public opinion

被引：77

作者：

Toro, Paul A.

Tompsett, Carolyn J.

Lombardo, Sylvie

Philippot, Pierre

Nachtergael, Hilde

Galand, Benoit

Schlienz, Natascha

Stammel, Nadine

Yabar, Yanelia

Blume, Marc

MacKay, Linda

Harvey, Kate

机构：

[1] Wayne State Univ, Dept Psychol, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

[2] Oakland Univ, Rochester, MI 48309 USA

[3] Catholic Univ Louvain, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

[4] Emot Disorders Clin, Louvain, Belgium

[5] Univ Louvain, Dept Psychol, Unit Clin Psychol Emot Cognit & Hlth, Louvain, Belgium

[6] Free Univ Berlin, D-1000 Berlin, Germany

[7] Univ Canterbury, Christchurch 1, New Zealand

[8] Univ Paisley, Paisley PA1 2BE, Renfrew, Scotland

[9] Univ Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland

[10] UCL, London WC1E 6BT, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES | 2007年 / 63卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00521.x

中图分类号：

D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Random samples of 250-435 adults were interviewed by telephone in five different nations (N = 1,546): Belgium, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the United States. The interview included questions on respondent attitudes, knowledge, and opinions regarding homelessness; respondents' own personal experiences with homelessness and homeless people; and demographic characteristics of the respondents. The highest rates for lifetime literal homelessness were found in the UK (7.7%) and United States (6.2%), with the lowest rate in Germany (2.4%), and intermediate rates in Italy (4.0%) and Belgium (3.4%). Less compassionate attitudes toward the homeless were also found on many dimensions in the United States and the UK. Possible explanations of these findings, drawn from various theoretical perspectives, and policy implications are provided.

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页码：505 / 524

页数：20

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