Homes for Families: From a Life Course Perspective
Families who are homeless or become homeless may find themselves to be angry can start over as they begin again by building a new life in a home within the life course perspective. The life course perspective of developing a home is not a new trend within social work practice. The human growth that takes place within a home is remarkable how the biological, psychological, social, historical, political, spiritual, and economic systems are developed within a home from the life course perspective. How a home helps to shape one’s life through the developmental stages of the human growth process that takes place within the walls of a home. Memories that are made within a home as parents embark on a new endeavor of having a home, buying a new home, or having a new home built. The atmosphere of a home can affect the lives of all persons within the family dynamics spiritually even the persons who have lived in a home prior to taking residence or ownership of the home. If a home has character, then a home can have spirituality to it by the spiritual beliefs that are represented by the dwellers of the home. As a spiritual atmosphere transcends throughout the home it carries into the lives of others who not only dwell within the home, but visit the home. Also the socioeconomic status of a home develops a financial atmosphere either secure or not secure, and the financial atmosphere within a home rest on and in the dwellers of the home. The atmospheres’ of a home are sensed by those who dwell in the home subconsciously, consciously, and by those who are guest within a home through entertainment, holidays, family reunions, and neighborhood block parities in which sense, feel, and experience the character of a home.
The surroundings of a home within and outside of a home also exemplify the meaning of a home through symbolism of more than a person’s taste, but of a person’s personality, and likes. The likes of a home change over the years as both the marriage of a father and mother grow closer together, and the children grow older. The biological, psychological, economic systems within a home and the social aspects of a home change due to real life experiences determine the shaping of a person’s paradigm.
The history of a home is significant to the homeowner and the community; however, when an individual is homeless the history of a home may be the last thing on their mind.
Hutchison, E.D, Dimensions of Humana Behavior: The Changing Life Course. (2008) Los Angeles, London, New Dehli, Singapore: Sage Publications.
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I have not met many happy homeless people and the difficulties they face are tremendous! Re-building from nothing is extremely traumatic and even though we are a very wealthy nation, we often just look right thorough homeless people. I find it hard to do that but then again, I do not enjoy being panhandled to death either. OI believe we must first treat the mental illness that is associated with being homeless before we can expect much rebuilding. I think the psychologist and psychiatrists could do more by helping with homeless standowns and volunteering in shelters, even lawyers do some pro-bono.
I liked your blog but I am not sure where you were going with it. I do agree that the human growth that takes place within a home is remarkable, even if the home is a cardboard box. Rex
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