Social exclusion as social inequality
For Phoenix, the concept of social exclusion refers to the processes and situations that prevent the satisfaction of the basic needs of people (work, housing, education, access to health) and their participation in society.
For Giddens, social exclusion "refers to how individuals can be separated from a complete participation in society as a whole". There are several dimensions in social exclusion: labor market, services, social relations and poverty.
Based on these two concepts and the visualized in the video we can explain that social exclusion is a multi -dimensional and multidimensional phenomenon that expresses the economic, social, political, cultural and institutional. It has as its main axis: the lack of jobs, low wages, lack of households and homes of poor quality, level and lack of education-formation; Precarious public health, family dysfunction; family disintegration; Precarization of basic services, overcrowding, access to justice, sexual orientation, different religious beliefs, physical conditions and social inequality.
Exclusion can occur due to different factors, within these the most common is when society responds to the interests of a minority group that exercises power. We have seen that most of the cases of exclusion that are today arises as a result of the prototypes established by a few, who believe that by having a certain economic level or certain academic levels are the only ones that must be favored and included in the different social chores. It is also these who induce other groups or masses to contribute to this evil that little by little destroys us, perhaps they will ask why destroys us?, Well, the answer to this question is simple, it happens that when there is constant exclusion in a society, it becomes a scourge that threatens people’s most elementary human rights, creates instability in democratic systems and produces regressive economic effects, that is, , causes a delay in the economy and democracy of society.
According to Mercedes (2016), social exclusion results in negative emotions. Like. When the excluded people are not respected, the anger and subsequent aggression by them have as a consequence. On the other hand, when excluded people feel that they do not like other people, they usually experience emotions related to sadness, resulting in pro-social behavior.
We know and we are aware that overcoming it is not an easy task, however it is clear that due to its nature and complexity it merits policies that transcend the usual economic approaches, that restrict it only to a problem of lack of economic or income resources, and thatThey point towards the design of more systemic and comprehensive actions, where the ultimate goal is the development of human capacities and social welfare. And that is understood once and for all that a disability, a sexual orientation, an economic status, a skin color, a religious belief or a style of dress has nothing to do with what the person is able to do or contributeso that any organism both public and private can progress.
Finally, we will quote a phrase from the famous Athenian speaker Isocrates, which says: ‘Do not do to others what you do not want to do to you’, it leads us to a very practical exercise that will lead us to respect and understand that we are a worlddiverse where each individual is a unique and unmatched being with rights that must be respected.
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