Living Lives in Quiet Desperation
Living Lives in Quiet Desperation
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"No Dogs Come Here. We Be Human. . . On the Same Page with God.”
Billy, a man living homeless with brain injuries struggled to maintain a sense of dignity and value in himself. He made the above statement during the holidays when a well-to-do woman brought Christmas dinner leftovers to the Center for the people there. The only problem was that dinner was in one pot-like slop. She was unaware of how disrespectful and shameful it was for them.
Living Lives in Quiet Desperation is an in-depth exploration of homelessness, meticulously analyzing the societal, political, and personal factors influencing this issue. Segregated into four parts, the study provides intimate portrayals of five homeless individuals, scrutinizes 20th-century welfare policies, marries policy analysis with personal narratives through the lens of acclaimed theorists, and addresses the pandemic’s impact on homelessness. This thought-provoking work challenges readers to question their moral responsibilities towards alleviating homelessness.
“We Have a Duty to Act Morally.” Immanuel Kant
To be moral is first to cultivate our conscience. Kant conjectured that we should not be completely indifferent to others. We have moral obligations to them whether we want those obligations or not. We owe homeless human beings our concern and care. We must adopt their ends (concerns) as our own.
Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Dr. Marilyn Reitz-Pustejovsky, a distinguished scholar and author, holds four degrees from the University of Houston, including a doctorate in Educational Psychology. She has contributed to the Journal for Social Distress and the Homeless and authored two children’s books. Driven by her compassion for the homeless, evident in her unpublished dissertation, she recently penned a graduate-level book, Living Lives in Quiet Desperation, drawing from her previous research. Now 79, Marilyn resides in Bellaire, Texas, with her daughter and a rescued dog, continuing her commitment to advocacy and community service. Her work offers invaluable insights to academics studying homelessness.
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