Intersecting vulnerabilities, intersectional discrimination, and stigmatization among people living homeless in Nicaragua.
Objective: The main objective of this study is to examine the intersecting vulnerabilities, intersectional discrimination and stigmatization experienced by homeless people living in León (Nicaragua). Method: The data analyzed come from a Point-In-Time count carried out in the city of León, which ide...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositorio: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/56132 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/56132 https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12879 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Homeless Intersecting vulnerabilities Intersectional discrimination Stigma Social exclusion Nicaragua Sociología Sociology |
| Resumo: | Objective: The main objective of this study is to examine the intersecting vulnerabilities, intersectional discrimination and stigmatization experienced by homeless people living in León (Nicaragua). Method: The data analyzed come from a Point-In-Time count carried out in the city of León, which identified 82 people living homeless. Forty-seven of the people identified responded to a brief questionnaire that provided more accurate information. Results: The results obtained showed that people living homeless in León largely presented "non-white" ethnic-racial traits, poor personal hygiene, readily visible physical health problems, and observable symptoms associated with mental health problems and alcohol and/or drug abuse. Conclusions: The information we obtained showed that people living homeless in León were subject to multiple intersecting vulnerabilities and aggravated forms of intersectional discrimination and social stigmatization, with a cumulative effect that could be highly detrimental to their social inclusion processes, leading to high levels of chronification of homelessness. |
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