SOC379H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Telemarketing, Legal Aid, Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act
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Soc 379: final exam (1) poverty and crime. 37% of homeless at 13-15 yrs old. Main reason on streets family difficulties. Intermediate factors through childhood abuse: developmental delays, poor school adjustment, disruptive classroom behaviour, school-age pregnancy, running away. A history of family violence predicts failure to exit homelessness. Some protective bonds street family: weak/superficial. More likely to have been sexually abused + raped + physically assaulted. Sexual assaults more violent; perpetrated by strangers in public: stranger danger seems more real in this context. Aboriginal women higher rate of family violence + homelessness. If victimized more likely treated for mental illness or substance abuse. Higher than general population: roughly 30% comparing to (13. 5 for straight) Youth left home before the age of 16 years of age were more likely to identify as lgbtq. Homophobia + intolerance impacts decision to enter the streets (& the sex trade)
