Suzanne Fitzpatrick
The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy?
Fitzpatrick, Suzanne; Kennedy, Catherine
Authors
Catherine Kennedy
Abstract
Begging is one of the most potent, and controversial, symbols of social exclusion in modern British society. This paper concentrates on the relationship between begging and rough sleeping. This focus was selected because moral debates concerning the 'legitimacy' of begging now seem inextricably bound up with the perceived accommodation status of people begging as either 'roofless' or 'housed'. The paper draws upon a recent qualitative study in Glasgow and Edinburgh city centres which demonstrated a close relationship between begging and rough sleeping, and the complex needs and desperate circumstances of the people engaged in these activities. It challenges prevailing assumptions regarding the 'legitimacy' of begging arguing that, while begging appears to be largely confined to street homeless people in Glasgow and Edinburgh city centres, this does not undermine the moral imperative to meet the needs of the 'housed poor' who may beg elsewhere.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Jul 14, 2010 |
Publication Date | 2001-09 |
Deposit Date | Apr 16, 2008 |
Print ISSN | 0267-3037 |
Electronic ISSN | 1466-1810 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 549-568 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/02673030120080053 |
Keywords | Begging, Rough Sleeping, Legitimacy, Social Problems |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2224 |
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