Challenging Social Exclusion

Challenging Social Exclusion
Author: H. Hintjens
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2015-12-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9970196774

In Challenging Social Exclusion: Multi-sectoral Approaches to Realising Social Justice in East Africa contributing authors interrogate the question of social justice in East Africa, unravelling how people who live on the margins of society are cheated of their livelihoods. The work delves into thorny issues in social justice and recommends ways of addressing them. Based on recent field research, the book is informed by views from latest scholarly works. Issues about social justice from various areas including judiciary, health, land law, education and legal institutions are presented and explained. The authors, through examples from different sectors across East Africa, establish that attainment of social justice is the foremost concern of the legal sector in relation to social protection and resource sharing. They show that the justice, law and order institutions are means through which social justice should be accessed without discrimination of the poor, marginalised and vulnerable people. Contributing writers are scholars from various backgrounds including development studies, social work and law. The book is written in clear language and well organised. It addresses the needs of social workers, local government leaders, women and gender activists, the legal fraternity and the general reader.

Social Exclusion and Labour Market Challenges in the Western Balkans

Social Exclusion and Labour Market Challenges in the Western Balkans
Author: Will Bartlett
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2020-08-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1527558789

This edited volume focuses on the challenges facing the Western Balkan countries in their efforts to deal with social exclusion and social inequality while making progress in their reform efforts to join the European Union. It examines how states have failed to offer adequate social protection to those excluded from labour markets, including women, young people, and Roma ethnic minorities, a process that has driven high rates of outward migration. It also provides a detailed introduction to the main conclusions of the various contributions gathered here, and an overview of the lessons learned, which will be of direct interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of social cohesion in the Western Balkans. The chapters of this book are revised and updated versions of papers that were first presented at a conference of the LSEE Research Network on Social Cohesion held in Skopje in 2017, comprising the latest research by leading scholars from the region.

From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age

From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age
Author: Thomas Scharf
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2012
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1847427723

Taking a broad international perspective, this highly topical book casts light on patterns and processes that either place groups of older adults at risk of exclusion or are conducive to their inclusion.

Homelessness, Social Exclusion and Health

Homelessness, Social Exclusion and Health
Author: Fiona Cuthill
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781780460710

For those wishing to understand issues of homelessness, social exclusion and health at a local level by framing these issues in a global context. It expands notions of health by drawing on disciplines outside the fields of housing and health to better comprehend the ways that stigma, identity and urban geographies shape and present homelessness.

Who's in and Who's Out

Who's in and Who's Out
Author: Jere R. Behrman
Publisher: IDB
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2003
Genre: Discrimination in education
ISBN: 1931003424

Explores various forms of social exclusion in Latin America, including residential segregation in Bolivian cities, exclusion in health care in Brazil, barriers to legal status of Nicaraguan immigrants in Costa Rica, geographic isolation in El Salvador, and educational inequality among the indigenous in Mexico.

Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society

Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society
Author: Ramón Spaaij
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2014-06-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1135075557

Social exclusion is one of the most pressing challenges in post-industrial societies, encompassing economic, social, cultural and political dimensions. This important new book critically examines the relationship between sport and social exclusion, from global and cross-cultural perspectives. The book analyses sport and social exclusion by focusing on three key questions: How does social exclusion affect participation in sport? How is social exclusion (re)produced, experienced, resisted, and managed in sport? How is sport used to combat social exclusion and promote social inclusion in other life domains? To answer these questions, the authors discuss and critically reflect on existing knowledge and in-depth case studies from Europe, Australasia, Africa and Latin America. The book illuminates the relationship between sport and social exclusion in Global North and Global South contexts, addressing key issues in contemporary social science such as social inequality, worklessness, gender, disability, forced migration, homelessness and mental health. Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society is important reading for all students, researchers and policy-makers with an interest in sport sociology, sport development, sport management, or the relationship between sport and wider society.

The Oxford Handbook of Social Exclusion

The Oxford Handbook of Social Exclusion
Author: C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 019539870X

The Oxford Handbook of Social Exclusion offers the most comprehensive body of social exclusion research ever assembled, and addresses the fundamental questions on why people have a need to belong, why people exclude others, and how people respond to various forms of social exclusion.

Tackling Social Exclusion

Tackling Social Exclusion
Author: John Pierson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2009-10-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1135264066

Thoroughly updated, this new edition shows how social workers can combat the social exclusion experienced by service users and promote inclusion. Each chapter is grounded in up-to-date practice examples and explores through activities, case studies and exercises how the perspective of social exclusion is changing social work today.