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A hajléktalanság női arca
Views:708This article aims to enrich knowledge about homeless women. As according to most research (although many argue that this can be caused by the methods used) there are more men than women in a situation of homelessness, most research focuses on men. After summarizing already existing evidence about homeless women in Hungary and abroad, the authors introduce their work. They analysed the case dossiers of fifty women sleeping in BMSZKI’s hostels for homeless people in Budapest. The description of basic demographics is followed by attributes special to women, like motherhood and keeping in touch with children (whether small children who are separated from them or grown ones) and romantic relationships. Data was recorded by social workers, and reflect their views, thoughts and the outcomes they esteem possible for the women. Results reflect the perceptions of the women and their support workers.
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Nők lakhatási válságban
Views:271This review takes a closer look at the Women and housing: Housing solutions responding to the special needs of women study written by Fanni Dés and Zsuzsanna Pósfai. The authors ask how the housing crisis in Hungary affects women and what solutions can mitigate these effects. In the review, we summarize this study and discuss additional research areas worth analyzing. We identify the three most important contributions of the study. First, the authors connect the housing crisis with the oppression of women and by doing so, they can address the housing crisis within its social and economic context. Second, due to their qualitative methodology, the authors throw light upon the human face of the housing crisis and the vulnerability of women in it. Finally, by providing a guide to institutions and local governments, the study helps mitigate the effects of the housing crisis on women.
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Hajléktalan nők biztonsága koedukált intézményekben
Views:242In our study, we explore the issue of safety among homeless women. While the question of safety for homeless people is addressed by several domestic studies, these typically do not separately examine women's experiences. In addition to reviewing international and Hungarian literature, we present three pieces of research conducted among users of the Budapest Methodological Centre of Social Policy and its Institutions. First, we present data obtained from secondary analysis of social work documentation regarding the previous experiences of homeless women. Then, we discuss relevant findings from the Needs Assessment survey conducted among women using its services. Finally, we analyse the responses related to safety from the Customer Satisfaction survey. We consulted with employees of several organizations about these findings and incorporated their feedback and observations into our Conclusions. These recommendations, along with best practices, can be important not only for organizations providing services to the homeless but for any social service that supports women.
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Kulcspontok a külföldön dolgozó prostituáltak kapcsolataiban
Views:949Our research focused on Hungarian women working as prostitutes in Switzerland. We came in contact with younger and active age women who worked as legal sexworkers in Zurich and Basel. We modified the ISEL test (Cohen és Hoberman 1983) and we used it in our research work. We called it street work ISEL test. It includes 20 items supplemented with data about personal social networks.
We have determined that the driving force of prostitution is basically livelihood. In many cases this is the base of choice of becoming sexworkers. However, we found the signs of vulnerability and exploitation which proved to be more significant abroad than in women’s home environments. Four groups can be distinguished in prostitutes’ social space that seems to affect women’s vulnerability in different ways. These groups are family and friends; husband (life partner) and his family; beneficiaries of prostitution; social workers and official professionals (police).
Based on our experience social workers and volunteers can use street work ISEL test and the matrix of social space (Street work-ISEL display) in street work for collecting information about individuals and about the target group of social work. -
Csöbörből vödörbe – A „gyermekvédelemből” a „felnőttvédelembe” és vissza?
Views:77This study seeks to identify the main characteristics among homeless people that distinguish former state wards who have drifted from child protection into homelessness from their homeless peers. Due to the multiple accumulation of disadvantages and deprivations, the analysis pays particular attention to former Roma women in state care. The study also seeks to identify the main characteristics that distinguish homeless adults living with their children in temporary family shelters operating as part of child protection from their homeless peers who use homeless services operating within the framework of adult protection.
The study seeks answers to these questions by analyzing data from the annual February 3th National Homeless Survey, which covers thousands of respondents. In the language of numbers, simple statistical analysis reveals the main determinants (some of which are determined at birth) that accumulate into disadvantages through the functioning of society and large systems , thereby increasing the likelihood that someone will sooner or later end up in the system we refer to here as "adult protection" after having been in the system known as "child protection," and that their children will inevitably follow the same path. -
The usefulness of the sources of formal and informal support in the context of the needs of families with children with disabilities
Views:393Background: A child’s disability changes the family and has an impact on the quality of life of all its members. Consequently, the family’s needs change as well, especially when it comes to their need for support.
Goal: The goal of this study was to map how families with children with disabilities perceive the usefulness of the sources of formal and informal support in the context of family needs, as very important feedback for social work and social policy as major actors in formal support.
Methods: The study was conducted using a quantitative research strategy. The relevant data was acquired using two standardized questionnaires – The Family Support Scale (FSS) by authors Dunst, Jenkins and Trivette (1984) and The Family Needs Survey by authors Bailey and Simeonsson (1988). The sample of respondents was comprised of 493 parents of children with disabilities, out of which there was a much larger number of women – mothers (N= 427) than men – fathers (N= 66).
Results: The results of the study suggest that for families with children with disabilities, the most dominant need is the support from their relatives, while they also feel an increased need for finances. In terms of the perception of the usefulness of sources, informal support was more dominant, and the support of a husband / wife / partner and close relatives was determined the most useful. The study proved the existence of various statistically significant links, such as the link between informal support in the form of parent groups, financial needs, and the need for support from the community.
Conclusion: The study proved an important fact – that whichever kind of formal, but mainly informal support has a direct influence on the extent of the satisfaction of needs. The presence and usefulness of sources of support positively impacts the satisfaction of family needs.