Some thoughts about the ethical issues of violence and cruelty /part 9/

in #godflesh5 years ago (edited)

Primitive cultures inhabiting the jungles detached from the civilized world of Africa and Latin America have been for many years much more theoretical interest for the representatives of a number of anthropological schools than the problems of the Aborigines wandering in the streets of the big cities or hiding under the bridges and underground tunnels in their own countries. It's easier to make field trials in the furthest corners of the planet, instead of seeing primitivism that can be found in the most urbanized and civilized regions.

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It is only after the primitive societies have been sufficiently well researched by anthropologists that the attention of the social scientists has moved to the jungles of the societies in which they live. Then the concept of homelessness became popular and included in social exclusion theories. The reasons for this, however, are hardly sentimental. If "Knowledge is Power," as M. Fuco points out, then the problems of homeless people represent, besides purely theoretical, also a certain political interest, as in their capacity as marginal, they escape from the institutionalized social control networks. For this reason, each society assesses their presence negatively.

For the national democracies that have arisen in the countries of Eastern Europe since the end of the Second World War, the existence of such non-socialized individuals is inadmissible. According to the Law on the Occupation of Wanderers and Idlers, adopted in 1946, all deviating from the institutionalized forms of control are subject to prosecution as they undermine the foundations of the newly-formed political system. Homelessness is also limited indirectly through the reprimand of those who do not care for parents, relatives, young children and relatives. The reasons for the increase in the number of homeless people after the collapse of the totalitarian regime are complex.

As the German anthropologist and philosopher A.Gellen points out, social change has always led to deinstitutionalization, old institutions cease to exist before the new ones have emerged who have to assume their functions. With such anxiety, the forms of control that previously restricted the presence of homeless people are being eradicated, but at the same time no new structures are emerging to help or support people who have found themselves on the streets for lack of money, fraud, drug addiction, alcoholism or violence.

According to the definition of the United Nations, homelessness is absolute and relative. To the first are the victims of unfortunate events such as earthquakes and warriors who have remained forced without a roof over their heads, while the second stems from the lack of some basic living conditions such as personal security, environmental protection, affordable housing etc. Overcrowding of the living space, as well as the absence of hygienic conditions in the dwelling, is also an indicator of homelessness. Perhaps her most important trait remains the absence of permanent residence. Without address registration in modern societies, it is impossible to exercise political rights, as well as finding work, receiving social benefits or using health services.

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