Response Foundation of Social Research

Question: Discuss about the Response Foundation of Social Research. Answer: Introduction The purpose of this study is to evaluate the response of three respondents through thematic analysis. In order to analyze the responses, individuals viewpoint has been recorded and observed properly. Three different themes have been developed based on the primary theme. Apart from that, response of the respondents has been provided in the production summary table. Moreover, the integration table consists of the analysis based on the subthemes created. The sub-themes have been created based on the interview questions. Production of a summary table Response of Participant: Adam Homelessness as a social issue Theme (sub-theme) Brief Quote /whole quote Perception of people about homelessness I guess it means, not have a place, a shelter. A shelter where you can feel settled Perception about homeless people I guess a homeless person looks scruffy; they carry their belongings with them because they dont have a place to take care of themselves or to keep their belongings. Reason of homelessness If you dont have a secure job or if something happens and you cant work, like get sick, you could end up homeless unless you have a lot savings or you have a family that is willing to support you. Response of Participant: Ryan Homelessness as a social issue Theme (sub-theme) Brief Quote /whole quote Perception of people about homelessness Homeless means having nowhere safe to you to, you dont have a home base. Perception about homeless people An old man with a beard, sleeping on the streets, who has an alcohol, drug addiction. Reason of homelessness There is less and less support for people who become homeless. Response of Participant: Melissa Homelessness as a social issue Theme (sub-theme) Brief Quote /whole quote Perception of people about homelessness It means not having a safe and secure space. Perception about homeless people In my experience, homeless people do not look different from other people. Reason of homelessness They may have experienced severe conflict with family members, and they may have no other relatives or close friends willing to look after them. Integration of cases Master Theme Constituent Theme Participant 1 Participant 2 Participant 3 Perception of people about homelessness According to the first participant, being homeless refers to the situation when people do not have a safe and secure place. Here, the respondent has described the security as, living arrangement. The overall perceptions of homelessness shows that people those are not secure in terms of a permanent place. According to the second participant, being homeless is being unsafe. While describing security, he said that people should have a place where they can be relaxed. Apart from security, he has emphasized on the privacy as well. Overall, he has stated that being secure means an individual has all these facilities. The third participant do not provided any factual response, as he dont have any personal experience about homelessness. However, he has assumed that being homeless means not having a shelter. According to him, when people do not have a place to be sheltered, it makes people homeless. Perception about homeless people The first respondent has stated that there is no fixed image about homeless person. The perception of this respondent is very similar with the viewpoint of the first respondent. According to him, homeless people can be anybody. The second participant has stated that a homeless person looks like an old man and drug addict. However, he has said that there is no significance looks, which males people homeless. It can be anyone in our society. Therefore, he has stated that there are many invisible homeless people are present in our society. According to the third participant, homeless people are those who live in public place. Moreover, he has stated that the homeless people must carry their belongings with them, as they do not have a place to secure those. The perception of third respondent about homeless people is imaginary. He has shared his viewpoint from the aspect of what he has seen in television. However, he has clearly stated that homeless people are those who do not have a shelter to feel secure. Reason of homelessness While discussing the reason behind being homeless, the first respondent has stated that people can become homeless at any stage of their life. There are certain significant reasons for which an individual can be homeless. Conflict with the family members, beings abused can be the reasons behind becoming homeless. According to the second respondent, it can be a mental health issues or may be a social stigma for which an individual may decide to leave the permanent place. The increasing financial pressure is also a reason behind increasing homelessness in Victoria. The third respondent has completely blamed the job instability for homelessness. Moreover, the respondent has stated that people with poor financial management would not be able to get adequate support from the family members. It makes the space insecure for them. Conclusion While concluding, it can be said that three respondents have provided different viewpoints while describing the homelessness. Three questions have been asked to the respondents while conducting the data collection. In order to analyze the information, the transcript has been provided in tabular format. In the first section, the statement of the respondents has been provided in relation with the sub-themes. The integration of case is a close analysis of the respondents viewpoints, which shows hat homelessness is a social stigma for the homeless people. Therefore, there are many invisible homeless people those are avoiding the fact that they are homeless. Reference list Kirkman, M., Keys, D., Bodzak, D. and Turner, A., 2010. Are we moving again this week? Children's experiences of homelessness in Victoria, Australia.Social Science Medicine,70(7), pp.994-1001 Walker?Dalhouse, D. and Risko, V.J., 2008. Homelessness, poverty, and children's literacy development.The Reading Teacher,62(1), pp.84-86