SOC364H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Needle Exchange Programme, Assertive Community Treatment, Housing Segregation In The United States
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Housing differentiate private from public: changes over time, differences by neighborhood type, role of suburbanization. Types of housing and tenure: ownership, rental, alternative tenure arrangements. Inequalities in housing: crowding, adjusting for population growth. Cmhc: core housing need measurement, housing segregation. Role of group preferences: zoning and affordable housing. Inclusionary and exclusionary zoing: trends and inequalities sin house sizes. Episodic homelessness: the inability to obtain shelter for temporary period. Chronic homelessness: prolonged homelessness b/c of physical or mental incapability to obtain sustainable shelter and other material goods: increased in canada over the past 2 decades. Counts tend to underestimate the number of homeless for several reasons: homeless may refuse to use shelters, shelters may turn away homeless, beds may be inhabitable, do not include women"s shelters, detox, overflow. Less attention to mental illness and substance use. Unable to attain recommended nutritional and rest.
