Research Methods Assignment 2022

Running head: RESEARCH METHODS
Research Methods
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

RESEARCH METHODS1
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
1. Findings....................................................................................................................................2
2. Discussion and Analysis...........................................................................................................4
1. Rough Sleeping caused by Unstable Family Life and Relationship Breakdown.................4
2.2. Poverty and Joblessness result in Rough Sleeping...........................................................5
2.3. Violent Behavior is a Major Cause of Rough Sleeping in London..................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References and Bibliography...........................................................................................................8

RESEARCH METHODS2
Introduction
Rough sleeping is a term that is used to define the act of sleep out of doors, or out in the
open, in public spaces (Bernstock 2016). The United Kingdom has a rough sleeping population
of substantive size. The capital city of London itself is home to a large number of rough sleepers;
people who have no option but to sleep out on the streets because of factors such as poverty,
homelessness, joblessness and an active criminal record (Bretherton and Pleace 2018). This
assignment undertakes an in-depth discussion and thematic analysis of the findings of a
qualitative research study, based on two interviews that were conducted with rough sleepers in
London. The discussion and analysis is followed by a definitive conclusion on the subject of the
study.
1. Findings
The first interviewee for this particular study is a young man by the name of Luke, who has
gone through a considerable amount of turmoil in his life. Luke grew up for the most part
without a father, and under the care of his mother and her partner, a man by the name of Colin.
Luke was not comfortable living a domestic life with his mother and her partner and would more
often than not get into frequent fights with Colin that would sometimes be violent in nature. The
anger and the violence that prevailed in the household as a result of this, made Luke take the
decision to go and live with his grandfather, but when his grandfather suffered a stroke and had
to be confined to the care of a nursing home for adequate treatment and rehabilitation, Luke
found himself to be homeless once again. Although he wanted to continue living in his
grandfather’s house, he was not allowed to do so, and had to make his way to a boy’s hostel