What Causes Social Exclusion

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In the course of state’s instability and considering the changes in social structure, an increased number of persons find themselves outside the social life’s limits. This class is growing all the time and is a cause of society’s disorganization which stimulates the social, psychological and usually a complete isolation of one group of persons. Frequently the persons that find themselves in a difficult situation are forsaken by other members of the society and their social requirements (of recognition, self-expression and security) are not fulfilled. If one has no opportunity to choose his virtues due to a lack of resources, various reactions can emerge: a conformance with the situation (as consequences of that we can mention alcoholism, drug addictions, prostitution); a beginning of some …show more content…

For example, individual security is more powerful and influential in the pyramid of needs than, e.g., love. Therefore, the feeling of insecurity causes social exclusion. If one does not feel his worth, it is difficult to maintain his dignity and defend it. European Commission (1998) has an accurate definition of person’s social exclusion. It includes not only the present situation of exclusion but pays attention to the processes that expel the subjects from the society. In this definition they conclude that every society has a number of citizens that are excluded from the economic and social life and from their part in the common welfare. These persons cannot use their social rights without outside help, they suffer from a lack of self-respect, their skills do not correspond with their duties (commitments), they have to bear a permanent downgrade for being socially endowed and, because of that, dishonourable. In

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