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Gender(ed) Pathways and Exits Out of ‘Street’ Homelessness in Tshwane, South Africa?: A Transformative Social Policy Perspective

İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Dergisi
While homelessness remains a gendered experience, the latest census data from the South African Statistical Agency (StatsSA), focusing solely on rooflessness and emergency shelters, indicates that, in the last census decade, the homeless population in ...
Newman Tekwa
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‘I Used to Be Illegal and Now I'm a Priority’: A Critical Thematic Analysis of LGBTI+ Voices From the Australian Royal Commission Into Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to historic and anticipated discrimination, engaging aged care services can see LGBTI+ older adults conceal their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Recommendations from the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care claim to have addressed the needs of a range of diversity groups, including the needs of LGBTI+ older
Patricia Cain, Eyal Gringart, Davina Porock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Latino/a experiences of homelessness in California: Qualitative findings from the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH).

PLoS ONE
The number of Latino/a people experiencing homelessness in the United States is increasing due to increased housing costs, economic disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased homelessness among migrants.
Zena K Coronado, Michael Duke, Madison Rodriguez, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Dafna Erana Hernandez, Margot Kushel   +5 more
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Conceptualizing algorithmic inequality and future agenda. An annual review of information science and technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The issue of inequality caused by algorithms, termed ‘algorithmic inequality’, has recently attracted scholarly attention in many disciplines due to its profound implications for society. While the body of literature on algorithmic inequality has grown, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of its nature, drivers, and impact ...
Shiwei Jia, Jia Tina Du, Hui Yan
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: Characteristics, Clinical Correlates and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI) is prevalent among autistic adolescents and adults, yet research on its clinical characteristics, functions, and association with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in this population remains limited. This study compared these domains between autistic adolescents and adults with and without recent NSSI.
Safaa Eldeeb, Ligia Antezana, Caitlin M. Conner, Kelly B. Beck, Sarah E. Victor, Aliona Tsypes, Lori N. Scott, Carla A. Mazefsky   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Information paper - a statistical definition of homelessness [PDF]

, 2012
This Australian Bureau of Statistics report looks at the current homelessness statistics in Australia.Homelessness is not just the result of too few houses – its causes are many and varied.

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Reclaimed Voices: The Silent Impact of Women’s Experiences of Homelessness

International Journal on Homelessness
Background: Homelessness is a rising crisis that affects hundreds of thousands of individuals in America; but affects women differently than men. The experiences women face while homeless can translate into traumatic experiences and profoundly shape an ...
Heather Toki, Ogbochi McKinney, Janet Bonome, Dominick Sturz   +3 more
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

Otherwise engaged? Learning from non‐participation in research with care‐experienced students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores what can be learned when educational research “fails.” Drawing on a Welland Trust–funded project in the North East of England that aimed to support care‐experienced students transitioning from further to higher education, we reflect on why, despite sustained effort, there was a lack of engagement.
Lynette Harland Shotton, Tom Disney, Andrea Carrick, Laura Thurman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peer review on homelessness policies in Athens City (Greece) [PDF]

, 2014
This paper reviews homelessness policies and service provision in the city of Athens, Greece, in the context of wider European developments and potential comparisons with other European cities.
Anderson, Isobel
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