Defining Homelessness in the Rural United States
Defining Homelessness in the Rural United States
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美国农村无家可归的定义
DOI：
10.4148/1936-0487.1094
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2018
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通讯作者：
Rhucha P Samudra
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作者：
Amelia Yousey;Rhucha P Samudra
在美国，农村无家可归是一个未被充分研究的现象。在确实涉及这一问题的研究中，对农村无家可归者没有统一或一致的定义。在这篇文献综述中，我们着眼于农村无家可归者，并根据目前使用的定义将文献整合为四个主要群体。我们建议对农村无家可归者进行全面的定义，从需求、人口和周期的角度来看待这一现象。我们进一步建议，通过对无家可归者的情况进行更详细的调查，不仅在美国农村，而且在城市地区，改善目前的无家可归者统计方法。
Rural homelessness in the United States is an understudied phenomenon. Among those studies which do address the issue, there exists no uniform or consistent definition for rural homelessness. In this review of the literature, we look at rural homelessness and consolidate the literature into four main groups based on the definitions currently in use. We recommend a comprehensive definition for rural homelessness that looks at this phenomenon on a spectrum of needs, populations, and periodicity. We further recommend that current homeless count methodology be improved by using a more detailed survey of homeless situations, not only in the rural United States, but in urban areas as well.