The importance of human ecology to the understanding of women´s homelessness
This article draws on part of my research on women´s homelessness, which was conducted for my PhD in human ecology, to explain the importance of a human ecological lens for a broader understanding of this phenomenon. Specifically, the article highlights the usefulness of an overarching ecological ap...
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| Language: | English |
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CICS.NOVA - Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Forum Sociológico |
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| Online Access: | https://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0872-83802024000200041&lng=pt&nrm=iso |
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| Summary: | This article draws on part of my research on women´s homelessness, which was conducted for my PhD in human ecology, to explain the importance of a human ecological lens for a broader understanding of this phenomenon. Specifically, the article highlights the usefulness of an overarching ecological approach for a fuller understanding of women´s homelessness in theoretical and empirical terms. Moreover, based on some research findings, it is argued that an ecological approach, combined with a life course perspective, which guided an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of participants´ biographical data, enabled a more complete understanding of these women´s lives and how their homelessness came about. Overall, the relevance of this article lies in the adoption of an ecological view of women´s homelessness, which contributes to a more holistic knowledge of this under-researched subject. |
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| ISSN: | 0872-8380 2182-7427 |