Vunerable Marginalised Groups Flashcards
Stereotypical thinking
is a thought process involving rigid inflexible categories
is not a problem where it is not associated with high emotion
Stereotypes are based on
sex race age nationality religion socio-economic status physical and mental health
What is race?
biological differences between human being reflect both hereditary factors and the influence of natural and social environments
Racism and Health: mechanisms
-institutional discrimination
segregation - creates pathogenic residential conditions
-leads to reduces access to goods and services
-exposure to stressors
Stigmatisation
to mark out or describe as something bad, based on stereotypical and uninformed impressions
Stigma effects individuals with
mental illness drug addictions HIV and AIDS ethnic minority status physical deformities and impairments
Forms of stigma
overt or external - physical manifestations such as scars, anorexia, leprosy
Deviations in personal traits
Tribal stigmas - ethnic groups
What is Primary and Secondary Deviance
Primary - exploratory behaviour that is situational or occasional eg - a child stealing a toy
Secondary - how deviant responds to social reactions eg - accepting the stigma
Marginalisation definition
the process through which individuals or groups are
peripheralised on the basis of their identities, associations,
experiences, and environments
marginalised populations
ATSI children from low income families long term unemployment single parent families family carers homeless people young people refugees remote and rural people LGBT
dimensions of social exclusion
economic
political
social
cultural
Economic exclusion
worlds richest 1% own more than 40% of total wealth
Think about poverty
Political exclusion
denial of citizenship rights personal security the rule of law freedom of expression equal opportunity
Social exclusion
opportunity for groups to gain access to social services and participate in labour market is limited
Cultural exclusion
extent to which diverse values, norms, ways of living are accepted and respected
