Concepts Flashcards
Social Inclusion
“Social inclusion is defined as having the resources, opportunities and capabilities to learn, work, engage and have a voice”
Australian Social Inclusion Board
Social Exclusion
“Social exclusion is a complex and multidimensional process, noting further that its impact is not only on individuals, but society as a whole. “
The multidimensional Analysis of social exclusion
Deep Social Exclusion
“exclusion across more than one domain or dimension of disadvantage, resulting in severe negative consequences for quality of life, well-being and future life chances.”
The multidimensional Analysis of social exclusion
Social Mobility
The ability or capacity an individual or group has to progress through the social hierarchy.
Social Class
Members of society that share a similar socioeconomic status.
Socioeconomic Status
A measure of an individual’s class standing, typically indicated by income, occupational prestige, educational attainment and wealth
Life Course
A culturally defined sequence of age categories through which people are usually expected to pass as they progress from birth to death.
Race
A social construction, the members of which are treated as distinct or different on the basis of certain characteristics, some biological
Ethnicity
An individual’s identification with, or sense of belonging to, an ethnic group.
Social Differentiation
The division between groups based on biological, psychological or sociocultural factors.
Equality
When individuals and groups within a society have the same chances of access to socially valued resources
Human Rights
The social, civil and political rights accorded to individuals.
Prejudice
The preconceived ideas, negative feelings and stereotyped beliefs held towards a whole group or its individual members.
Discrimination
Treating a person or group differently, usually as a result of prejudice.
