Sociology professor: Beijing beggars earn big money on holid

时间：2007-04-27 00:36:53

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Chinanews, Beijing, April 26 - Li Yinsheng, a sociology1 professor of the Renmin University of China, has conducted an investigation2 on the life of beggars in Beijing, and the operation of homeless rescuing system there. Li was also asked to find out why people have become beggars.

 

Li designed a questionnaire, involving 1,000 beggars and other homeless persons in rescue stations. Eventually, answers from 670 respondents had been collected, 80% of whom were willing to accept the aid of rescue stations. However, some 50% of beggars are not willing to come to rescue stations at all, which reflects the biggest problem of the homeless rescuing system: it does not meet the needs of the people it tends to help.

 

"The system is based on a voluntary basis, but beggars are never willing to give up big money for just three plain meals a day at rescue stations," said Li. Besides, the rescue stations usually can't help the homeless in desperate need.

 

Li interviewed several beggars at a temple fair during the Spring Festival this year, finding that they can earn at least 500 or 600 yuan every day, a really decent3 income.

 

Li believe that the reform of the system on the sheltering and ejection4 of urban vagrants5 was started in a hurry, thus the current system is not mature enough to solve the problems of the urban homeless and beggars.

 
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1 sociology lwrwn     
n.社会学，社会关系学，群落生态学
参考例句：
  • He is studying sociology.他正研究社会学。
  • A pioneer of legal sociology in Germany was Max Weber.德国法律社会学的先驱是马克斯·韦伯。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 decent mx6xr     
adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的
参考例句：
  • We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
  • There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。
4 ejection EuJzZY     
n.喷射
参考例句：
  • Radioactivity is the ejection of particles or radiation from the nucleus. 放射性是原子从核中射出粒子或辐射的现象。
  • Most of the crater is formed by ejection. 大多数的弹坑是由于把泥土抛出而形成的。
5 vagrants da8ee90005c6bb9283984a3e2eab5982     
流浪者( vagrant的名词复数 )； 无业游民； 乞丐； 无赖
参考例句：
  • Police kept a close watch on the vagrants. 警察严密监视那些流浪者。
  • O Troupe of little vagrants of the world, leave your footprints in my words. 世界上的一队小小的漂泊者呀，请留下你们的足印在我的文字里。

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