Almost every person who is homeless goes through a process of dehumanization. Here are some of the ways homeless people are dehumanized in many cities in the U.S. Segregated The homeless become homeless because they are separated from their family and friends, not allowed space in their social network to...

“Loss of human characteristics; brutalization by either mental or physical means; stripping one of self-esteem.” —(Online Medical Dictionary) Dehumanization is: Taking away the rights of some that most have This is to offer rights to most citizens, but to deny those same rights to other citizens. This is to create...

However, in almost all American societies, the homeless are treated as less than people, with some communities trying to refuse the right of the homeless to sleep, to go to the bathroom or even to receive food or adequate health care. The United States have gone through a process of...