ANTH 202 Lecture 10: Anthropology 202
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Definition of homelessness in canada: situation of individual or family with out stable, permanent, appropriate housing or means of acquiring it, accommodations such as, couch surfing, shelters, prison etc not secure housing, at risk homelessness. Implicit and explicit values must be apparent: critical aspects: 1. Abstinence based (no active drug use: sobriety central value, master narratives (continuum of care model, themes: change, temporary. Not rehabilitated: abstinence is a personal choice, reach and approach people who need the housing (target group, engage them, permanent! Anthropology and exploring the lived costs of homelessness. Why bother: cultural accounting and narrative analysis have three main benefits, 1. It allows us to be accountable: 2. Allows identification of barriers as a result of cultural reflexivity: 3. Allows for intentional fine-tuning: rather than allowing these programs to capture us, we become their captain, barriers may be intentional, at least they are accountable (abstinence, we can chose to value housing first (permanent) as a primary outcome.
