ABSTRACT

Families experiencing homelessness are an increasing phenomenon in Australia. However, the question of why some families living in poverty and disadvantage become homeless and others do not is not well explained in the literature. Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), this paper investigates how recent “shock” or crisis events, poor health and financial stress interact with social capital and emotional well-being to affect housing security for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian families living in poverty. The analysis draws on 307 cases (individuals with dependent and resident children) from Journeys Home, a longitudinal survey of extremely disadvantaged Australian welfare recipients. The results are explained within a critical realist understanding of depth ontology, stratification, emergence and the interaction between structure and agency. Hobfoll’s conservation of resources theory provides a framework for thinking about homelessness as a severe form of poverty and resource depletion.

摘要

在澳大利亚，无家可归的家庭越来越多。然而，为什么一些生活在贫困和处境不利的家庭变得无家可归，而另一些家庭却没有，这个问题在文献中没有得到很好的解释。使用模糊集定性比较分析 (fsQCA)，本文调查了最近的“冲击”或危机事件、健康状况不佳和财务压力如何与社会资本和情绪健康相互作用，从而影响澳大利亚原住民和非原住民家庭的住房保障在贫困中。该分析基于Journeys Home的 307 个案例（有受抚养子女和常住子女的个人），对极端不利的澳大利亚福利接受者进行的纵向调查。在对深度本体、分层、涌现以及结构与机构之间的相互作用的批判性现实主义理解中解释了结果。霍布福尔的资源保护理论为将无家可归者视为一种严重的贫困和资源枯竭形式提供了一个框架。