Hemlöshet ur olika perspektiv : En litteraturstudie kring hur hemlöshet konstrueras i samhället

Sammanfattning: The main goal with this essay has been to study how previous research and media report on the discussion around homelessness and how this impacts society’s view on homelessness. We chose to review previous research and media reporting to see how the phenomenon is discussed and portrayed, both historically and in the present. Throughout the essay, we have tried to explain how this affects the view of homelessness, both for the person who is homeless and also for the population in general, as well as what the consequences of this will be. The essay contains international research but has a predominantly Swedish perspective because it is in our interest to examine the subject in the country we live in. The method we worked on was a so-called literature study where we compiled the literature we dealt with in order to get answers to our main questions. We have used social constructivism and agenda setting as theoretical starting points. Our results show that the discussion around homelessness is constantly ongoing and that there are many aspects that influence the phenomenon and the view of it.