Person-Blame Approach To Homelessness

Sociologists use different approaches when trying to discover the source of a problem in society. In order to determine the cause of a problem and its solution, sociologists sit down and analyze different aspects of life that range from government, to family, to social media. They tend to look at the social norms and society in which an individual lives in to determine the cause of a problem, whether it be the individual or society itself. Some sociologists tend to use the “person-blame” approach which is used when pointing to a specific person and their stray from social norms as the cause of a problem. As any other approach, the person-blame concept has both its pros and cons. The advantage of this approach is that certain problems do not

Today, the articles use different approaches regarding homelessness. In the letter titled “Respect dignity of all people, including the homeless,” the author uses a system-blame approach. This author believes the cause of homeless is the tax rates and unfairly high housing rates. Two weak arguments that the author proposes in my point of view are when he argues that the dignity of all people should be considered. If the dignity of all people were to be taken into consideration each time something happened, society would not function. Society functions due to its inequalities that make people work harder. The second weak argument is that affordable housing should be given to everyone making a minimum wage. If all people were given housing, some would take advantage of it and simply not work harder and stay where they are at. Every little aspect must be taken into consideration when arguing these social

needs first,” the author uses a system-blame approach. He blames the governments unorganized spending and involvement in other countries as the blame for homelessness. A weak argument in this letter is that it is criminal to be spending billions to these countries while there are homeless people in the U.S. The U.S., however, has certain agreements with other countries to help them in times of need, making them a priority as well. Another weak argument is that we shouldn't allow Americans to live under bridges or in cars. There is public housing across the nation, if a person decides not to live in it there is nothing the government can