There is little a government can do for people who choose to be homeless, Tonny Abbott ( cited perusco, 2010) Because people who are homeless tend to be the victims of negative public opinion, they...

There is little a government can do for people who choose to be homeless, Tonny Abbott ( cited perusco, 2010) Because people who are homeless tend to be the victims of negative public opinion, they internalise those values and how they are treated. so that they start acting and living in ways that confirm other people.perceptions of them (perusco, 2010)Discuss the above statement1 what are the factors leading to the internalisation of oppression?2 How is social stratification maintained?3 How could a strength-based approach influence practice with homelesspeople?Social stratification is about society, not individuals- The simple reality is that all social setting are stratified- Some people experience greater factors of inequality than others- gender, age, ability, and ethnicity are frequently a basis for stratifying people1 Stratification has to do with status, position and privilege. This is seen in the inevitable ranking of people according to their- property and wealth, job/ position and prestige, skin colour and social connection, influence and powerAssessment- Strength will vary from person to person, organization to organization and community to community. As such, it is difficult to define an exclusive list of strength: especially when anything that assists in dealing with challenges, can legitimately be regarded as a strengthUsing frameworks focus on strength and weakness encourages a holistic and balanced assessment of the strength and problem of an individuals within a specification. Any such tools must involve dialogue and partnership between client and practitioner if it is to avoid stripping the client power in the process