Older Women in the Homeless Shelter: Personal Perspectives and Practice Ideas
Older Women in the Homeless Shelter: Personal Perspectives and Practice Ideas
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DOI：
10.1080/08952841.2011.611391
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Davis-Berman, Jennifer
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作者：
Davis-Berman, Jennifer
本文报道了与10名50岁以上的妇女进行访谈所产生的主题，这些妇女目前无家可归，住在无家可归者收容所过夜。进行了深入采访，要求妇女讲述她们的故事，谈论她们在庇护所的生活，并谈论她们的需求、希望和梦想。根据对这些访谈的分析，出现并提出了以下主题：制度太混乱、庇护制度混乱、妇女作为养育者和破碎的家庭。这些主题的讨论，并提出了实践，行政和研究的影响。
This article reports on the themes generated by interviews conducted with 10 women over the age of 50, currently homeless and residing in an overnight homeless shelter. In-depth interviews were conducted asking women to tell their stories, talk about their lives in the shelter, and speak about their needs, hopes, and dreams. Based on an analysis of these interviews, the following themes emerged and were presented: The System is Too Confusing, Chaos in the Shelter System, Women as Nurturers, and Fractured Families. Discussion of these themes was presented, and practice, administrative, and research implications were suggested.