1. Interdisciplinary Research Project University of Central Florida August 1, 2010 IDS3933-Group 2 Shira Bland, Brandon Bing, Megan Harned, Aura Haylesthomas, Christina Hope, Edward Jarmakowicz John Seybert, Mark Siegel, William Taylor, Cynthia Verdura,

2. What Effect Will The BP Oil Spill Have On Homelessness In Florida? Since April 20, 2010, the BP oil spill has caused great controversy and panic. For 80 days the Deepwater Horizon pumped out millions of gallons of oil into the gulf before it was stopped, people and businesses have suffered all over the Gulf coast because of the devastation. The fishing industry is greatly affected due to contamination effecting their income and survival. This may lead to homelessness. As oil travels toward the Florida coast, our focus will be to analyze the impact the BP oil spill and its possible effect on homelessness in Florida. Will it be a positive or negative effect or no effect at all?

3. Why is an Interdisciplinary analysis needed as it related to Homelessness and the BP oil Spill? The questions that surrounds natural or man-made disaster are complex. We have learned from disastrous problems in the past such as 9/11, Exxon Valdez and Katrina that individual discipline provide valuable insight but not as comprehensive as needed. Since these important disciplinary insights fall short of the needed analysis, our goal through integration is to use these insights the disciplines provide to find a fresh and new understanding into this important societal need.

4. Significant contributions have been made by the disciplines with regard to Homelessness and Disasters. Disciplinary Perspective Economic Perspective Political Science Perspective Sociology Perspective

5. Economic Perspective Economics emphasizes the study of market interactions, with the individual functioning as a separate, autonomous, rational entity, supreme within them. It perceives groups (even societies) as nothing more than the sum of the individuals in them. (Repko, Table 3.2 pg 60) Seek to explain the human world and figure out how to predict or improve it They have been torn between the ideals of scientific objectivity and those of humanistic reform-mindedness. (Hendershott & Wright, 1997, p. 301) As interdisciplinarian we have selected these disciplines because they focus on the human condition and advance insights on how culture is effected.

6. Political Science Perspective Political Science views the world as a political arena in which individuals and groups make a decisions based on the search for or exercise of power. Politics at all levels and in all cultures is viewed as a perpetual struggle over whose values, not just whose interests, will prevail in setting priorities and making collective choices. (Repko, Table 3.2 pg 60) Seek to explain the human world and figure out how to predict or improve it They have been torn between the ideals of scientific objectivity and those of humanistic reform-mindedness. (Hendershott & Wright, 1997, p. 301) As interdisciplinarians we have selected these disciplines because they focus on the human condition and advance insights on how culture is effected.

7. Sociology Perspective Sociology views the world as a social reality that includes the range and scope of relationships that exist between people in a given society. Sociology is particularly interested in voice of various subcultures, analysis of institutions, and how bureaucracies and vested interests shape life. (Repko, 2008, pg 61) Seek to explain the human world and figure out how to predict or improve it. They have been torn between the ideals of scientific objectivity and those of humanistic reform-mindedness. (Hendershott & Wright, 1997, p. 301) As interdisciplinarians we have selected these disciplines because they focus on the human condition and advance insights on how culture is effected.

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