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Issues of Homelessness and its Motivation
CEJPOVÁ, Anne
The phenomenon of homelessness represents an extreme expression of social exclusion and poverty. The numbers of homeless people increase as unemployment rate, high pressure and modern day societal demands on individual increase. This thesis deals with the internal and external factors that lead to this phenomenon as well as the internal and external factors that help to reintegrate them into society. The theoretical aspect discusses issues of homelessness ? concept definition, types and causes of homelessness. It also highlights the motivation and process of change in client behavior. It concludes by describing forms and types of social work associated with these types of clients. The empirical part discusses causes of homelessness and clients' motivation to change their lifestyle. The methodological approach employed is quantitative. Data was collected with the use of questionnaires from clients in low-threshold centre in Brno. The research results show that the most common causes of homelessness are material reasons associated to job loss, debt and loss of housing. Other causes include relationship problems, failed partnerships and dysfunctional family relationships. More personal causes are mental or physical disability as well as various types of addiction. This research is also focused on internal and external motivational factors leading to a change in lifestyle of homeless people. On the one hand, the results show that most homeless people are internally motivated by the desire to start a family, to have a stable background, a dignified life and money. On the other hand, they feel externally motivated by the offer of social services, the possibility of selling the Nový prostor magazine or even by family and friends. The results of this research can be used to provide feedback to organizations dealing with issues of homelessness, or to compile a professional magazine article.
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