When potential respondents ask what is in for them, we assure them of the contribution they are making by sharing their personal information. We tell them how important they are to the success of our study. We tell them that their participation is strictly voluntary. If they are lucky, we offer some token of reciprocity. I am not sure how often researchers tell their subjects how they are helping them build their careers as scholars.
Homeless people are among the most studied subjects in social science.
We seem to have an intense need to count homeless people and to ask them to explain their condition to us. If only all this research translated into action that actually changed their condition. Rather than asking any more questions of homeless people, let s study why we still have homeless and poorly housed people in America when the rest of us are doing so well. Back to top . The House Housing and Community Opportunity Committee of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 1776 out of the Subcommittee by voice vote.