SOCIAL

EXCLUSIONUnit VI: POVERTY AND SOCIAL

EXCLUSION

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

• What is social exclusion?

• Social exclusion is

multidimensional

• Social exclusion is dynamic

• Social exclusion is relational

• Social exclusion as a process• Aspects of Social Exclusion

• Causes & Forms

• Impacts of Social Exclusion

• Response to Social Exclusion

Discriminati

on

Alienation

Isolation

Prejudic

e Inequity

Social

Exclusion

Disenfranchisem

ent

Discrimination

RACERELIGIONGENDER

DISABILIT

Y

Where they

live

DESCENT

STATUS

QUOCASTE

Social Exclusion

is

Covers:

ECOPOLCUL

Operates at different

social levels

MULTIDIMENTION

AL

it impacts people in various ways and

to differing degrees overtime.

Social Exclusion

is DYNAMIC

Social

Exclusion isRELATIONAL

– it is the product of social interactions which are

characterized by unequal power relations, and it

can produce ruptures in relationships between

people and society, which result in a lack of social

participation, social protection, social integration

and power.

Lead to: SOCIAL INEQUALITIES

DISPARITIES/GAP

BETWEEN CATEGORIES OF

PEOPLE

Social Exclusion as a

process….

systematic denial of entitlements to resources

and services, and the denial of the right to

participate on equal terms in social

relationships in economic, social, cultural or

political arenas.

Aspects of Social Exclusion:

1. The

groups/individual at

risk of being

excluded.

Excluded from…

Employment

Education

Citizenship

Respect

2. The problems

associated with the

impact of social

exclusion.

Example:

Low income

Poor housing

Poor social

services

3. The processes

driving exclusion.

Example:

???

4. The agents and

actors involved.

Example:

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Causes and Forms of Social Exclusion

1. POLITICAL

EXCLUSION

denial of citizenship the

right to political

participation

Right to organize

personal security

the rule of law

freedom of expression

inequality of opportunity

it also involves the

notion that the

state/government,

which grants basic

rights and civil liberties,

is not a neutral

agency but a vehicle of

a society’s dominant

classes and may thus

discriminate between

social groups.

2. ECONOMIC

EXCLUSION

lack of access to

labour markets, credit

and other forms of

‘capital assets’.

3. SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Discrimination against

gender, age (elders),

ethnic which reduces

the opportunity for

such groups to gain

access to social

services and limits

their participation in the

labor market.

4. CULTURAL

EXCLUSION

refers to the extent to

which diverse values,

norms and ways of living

are accepted and

respected.

1. Health and Education – poorer levels in access

to health and education

IMPACTS of Social Exclusion

2. Income Inequality

Distribution of Wealth

10%

90%

Population Wealth

3. Growth and Poverty

Policies designed to tackle social exclusion can

lead to more equitable forms of growth

Question: 4P’s???

4 Violence and Insecurity

When individuals or groups, feel excluded from

power structures, and deprived of legitimate

outlets to express their grievances, violence

can provide an opportunity for them to have a

voice and to gain control over their own lives.

Example:

riots – London riots

Tacloban incidence after Typhoon Haiyan

4. Subjective well-being

Workshop

Workshop

workshop

Response to Social Exclusion:

1. Sectoral Issues

• Creation of party list which adhere to address the

problems and issues of the basic sector of the

society.

Example:

Peasant

Women – GABRIELA Party List

Youth- Kabataan Party List

Urban Poor - BAYAN can alleviate the negative effects of exclusion on

certain groups over the long term.

2. International Aid

3. Poverty Reduction Strategies Programs

(PRSPs)

Example:

• GAD

• Programs and Policies to Minority

Group/Indigenous People (IP’s) – Ancestral

Domain

4. The Role of Civil Society and Social

Movements

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According to studies, social

movements can act as the 1st step

towards developing a sense of SELF-

IDENTITY and CITIZENSHIP.

According to Kabeer (2006), “A sense of

citizenship normally starts with people’s own

agendas – they create a political identity

around a matter that immediately affects their

lives. Group membership amongst those who

are marginalized and the sense of dignity and

solidarity that come with this can stimulate

people to aspire as a precursor to political

engagement.”

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Presented by:

ESTHER P. MENA-VILLALON