In response to Sarah’s post, I would like to remind viewers that our card sort only represents a small portion of the homeless population in South Bend, and the results may not be true and applicable for others. The card sort may be skewed as result of:
- The interviewees’ reluctance to reveal the truth (We know substance abuse is a major problem, yet alcohol and drugs are ranked low in our card sort)
- Our sample population was mainly middle aged, White males at the United Church Soup Kitchen. They are most likely not representative of the South Bend homeless population.
Takeaway: We’ve realized our sample population is not diverse enough to be representative of the general South Bend homeless population. Therefore, we either need to reach out to other minorities, or narrow the scope of our project to fit our research.