ATTITUDES TOWARD THE HOMELESS/HOMELESS MENTALLY ILL

这项研究提出了第一个全国代表性的调查， 公众对无家可归者的认识、态度和信念 生病无家可归 尽管公众的观点与 我们发现，在处理无家可归者带来的日益严重的社会问题时， 没有发表的研究解决这个问题。 既然如此，我们计划 全国电话调查，以解决以下问题：1）谁是 无家可归者/精神病无家可归者在公众的视野？ 是什么 无家可归者的社会人口学特征？2)他们是什么样的人？ 他们是危险的，无能的，还是社区的负担？（3）如何 他们是这样吗 是社会经济条件的根本问题， 是个别的弱点还是某种组合？ 公众对这些问题的看法可能有两个重要的方面， 我们将评估的后果。 首先，它们可能会成为 无家可归者在获得住房、工作和社会关系方面的困难。 如果有人 认为无家可归的人是危险和无能的，他们会雇用他们， 给他们租间公寓跟他们交流 第二，公众 知识、态度和信念将塑造各种政策， 支持解决无家可归问题。 例如，如果人们 认为无家可归是由于个人无能，他们会吗？ 支持社会经济干预？ 鉴于公众意见可能产生的重大影响，我们将评估 知识、态度和信仰的可能决定因素。 什么角色 媒体，个人接触，或宗教参与发挥？ 通过评估公众知识、态度和信仰的性质， 潜在的后果及其决定因素，我们的研究将填补一个 我们对无家可归的理解存在重大差距。 它会告诉我们很多 关于这个尖锐的社会问题和社会之间的界面， 它是存在的。

This study proposes the first nationally representative investigation of the public's knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about the homeless/mentally ill homeless. Despite the clear relevance of the public's views for dealing with the growing social problem that homelessness poses, we found no published studies addressing this issue. This being so, we plan a nationwide telephone survey to address the following questions: 1) Who are the homeless/mentally ill homeless in the public's view? What is the perceived sociodemographic profile of the homeless?, 2) What are they like? Are they dangerous, incompetent, or a burden to the community?, and 3) How did they get that way? Is the root problem socioeconomic conditions, individual vulnerabilities or some combination? The public's views about these matters are likely to have two important consequences that we will assess. First they may serve as barriers for the homeless in obtaining housing, jobs and social connections. If someone believes homeless people are dangerous and incompetent will they hire them, rent them an apartment, interact with them? Second, the public's knowledge, attitudes and beliefs will shape the kinds of policies it will support to deal with the problem of homelessness. If, for example, people believe that homelessness is due to individual incompetence will they support socioeconomic interventions? Given the potent consequences the public's views may have, we will assess possible determinants of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. What role does the media, personal contact, or religious involvement play? By assessing the nature of public knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, their potential consequences and their determinants our study will fill an important gap in our understanding of homelessness. It will tell us much about the interface between this poignant social problem and the society in which it exists.