The topic I chose is the mental illness associated with homelessness.
As I wrote about homelessness and link to mental illness in my
second assignment, I never thought of it being a social science issue.
My frame of mind was more based on my biases that I have about
homeless individuals that stems from my limited interaction with
them and what the media portrays about homelessness and crime
rates. Therefore, my starting analysis was interwoven with my
personal biases, reviewing the same topic from the social lens I find
that their mental illness is not the source of the mental illness, it
could very well be social isolation and the lack of having a good
support system to help them through the situations they are going
through. So my analysis of only looking at the historical lense only
told half of the story, combining it with the Social Science lens will
tell a more rounded picture of the various factors to consider when
attempting to address the homeless issue.
As noted in the video “The secret to living longer may be your social
life” (Pinker, S) she discovers social interaction with at least three
trusted family and friends with face-to-face interactions daily
enhance your life. This social circle was a key factor of why people
live long lives in parts of the world. My analysis for my future career
of being a Healthcare administer will require me to create programs
includes social interaction as a form of therapy and help people live
healthier lives in any health program I get involved in the key is to,
where possible, focus on face-to-face interactions to help build trust
and a close community of friends that bond and help people feel a
sense of comradery to offset any loneliness or despair they may feel
when alone.
Source:
Pinker, Susan The Secrets to living longer TED TALK
(https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_
may_be_your_social_life?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referr
al&utm_source=tedcomshare)
