Tuesday, January 17, 2012
For those who like to read and don't mind helping...does this make sense.... ignore the grammer it is a roughh?
Being impoverished or even homeless can have a tremendous impact on the decisions that an individual makes, which can ultimately lead to them partaking in deviant behavior, or conforming to the norms. Many of these individuals have been dealt a poor hand not only do they have to deal with issues that coincide with poverty, they also have to face a system that seems to be designed in away in which they can never get a head. From a humanistic point of view we should be applauding these individuals who seek legitimate means in order to provide for themselves, we should also be encouraging them not discouraging them by labeling and deeming them as deviant. Although the means in which they use to provide for themselves may not be all that conventional, I honestly do not see that much of a difference between what they do and what a sales person does. I truly believe that I myself have been influenced by moral entrepreneurs and have been guilty of negative social typing, in regards to squeegee cleaning. Like many other people I viewed these individuals as lazy, dirty, and even on some occasions “crazy“. I never really took the chance to find out more or even approach a squeegier, and ask about some of the hardships that they have encountered and still encounter. Instead I ped them by as if they were not human. In short I kept myself ignorant, whether I am at fault or not does not matter, what matters is that this issue is very really and disturbing at the same time. I get the feeling that many people like myself hold the same feelings
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