What Is Qualitative Research? | Methods

YOUNG PEOPLE AND
ROUGH SLEEPING IN
LONDON
STUDENT DETAILS
STUDENT DETAILS

QUALITATIVE STUDY 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Findings......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

QUALITATIVE STUDY 2
Introduction
Sleeping rough is describes to those people who sleep in the open air, such as on the streets,
parks, etc. In other words, this is the British slang which means homeless people. It is
observed in London city that young people (below the age group of 25) are sleeping rough.
This problem is observed in 10% of young people who live in London. The problem of rough
sleeping is rising in the city (Bernstock, 2016). However, it is also observed that many
homeless women are hidden homeless, it means they are sexually exploited in exchange for
the shelter (Authority, 2019). Thus, women who are actually recorded as sleeping rough is
very less than men. In this report, six peer-reviewed literatures will be selected for analysis
the views of different authors on the sleeping rough problem in London. Apart from this, for
the purpose of a qualitative study, an interview will be conducted with a young boy who has
experienced the phenomenon of sleeping rough in London.

QUALITATIVE STUDY 3
Findings
After interviewing with Luke is can be concluded that people who experience rough sleep are
more likely to engage in drugs. Drugs like a weed, marijuana, etc, these kinds of drugs makes
a person dull and decrease their effective thinking ability. Apart from this, after interviewing
Luke it is also concluded from the perspective of the people who sleep rough, they taught that
government authorities play audio sounds at night near the street, empty buildings, churches,
etc so that people cannot sleep properly. Apart from this, it can also be observed that
teenagers or young people are more likely to be experienced rough sleeping because of
family issues. In the case of Luke, he experiences rough sleeping because he was facing
family pressure from his stepfather. Apart from this, when youngsters engage in the problem
of rough sleeping then they are more likely to be drug-addicted. Later on, their drug addiction
slows down their productivity level and slows their thinking process, which put an adverse
effect on their decision-making ability. Youngsters in London, who experience rough
sleeping get their food from by begging or by approaching to the cafés through which they
can get the left-over food at night. Moreover, it can be said that rough sleeping creates
various challenges to the people including starvation to mental health issues. Apart from this,
all these people keep hope to the government that authorities will create bright days from
them.
Discussion
According to Clarke (2016), In United Kingdom, the figure of homeless people is counted by
local authorities but it is observed that many homeless people do not come in contact with
such authorities so it makes it difficult to count the exact number. This research paper aims to
help the agencies to fill the gap of their counted number about the rough sleeping. The author
has mentioned that government agencies should work in collaboration with the private care