scholarly journals Challenge of Sport Towards Social Inclusion and Awareness-Raising Against Any Discrimination

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salomé Marivoet
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Social Facts ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Awareness Raising ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Discrimination

AbstractSport presents itself as a social configuration that enhances social inclusion by promoting tolerance, respect for others, cooperation, loyalty and friendship, and values associated with fair play, the most important ethical principles of sport. However, intolerance and exclusion can also be expressed in sport, certainly even more so the bigger the social inequalities and the ethnic, religious, gender, disability, and sexual orientation prejudices are in society. The processes of social exclusion, integration, and inclusion are research areas in the social sciences with consolidated knowledge, namely in the study of the problems of poverty, social inequalities, racial and ethnic discrimination, disability, and education. However, it is necessary to discuss the existing theoretical approaches and conceptions seen as explanatory principles of the reality of these fields of analysis, look at how they can frame the reality on the sports field, and then confirm them through empirical research in order to produce knowledge based on the reality of social facts. Despite the broad consensus on the potential of sport in promoting social inclusion, in this paper I stress that this potential can only become real if the orientation of sport includes strategies aimed at achieving these goals. I intend to show how the –social issue‖ in the field of sports has gained relevance in the institutional context, and thereby a new field of research for the social science of sport has been opened and needs to be deepened.

A School Model for Developing Access to Higher Education for African American

2019 ◽  
pp. 167-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheldon Lewis Eakins
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
School Choice ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Academic Behaviors ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
College Going ◽  
The Social

This chapter discusses the social inequalities in school choice and the racial disparities of college access. Utilizing the theories of social capital and social inclusion, the author provides a conceptual framework for developing a college-going school culture in charter schools. Through this lens, the author considers that the level of school support needs to be equitable to the varying stages of self-efficacy, academic behaviors, and post-secondary aspirations that students enter school with. The author suggests the importance of the RECIPE (rigorous curriculum, expectations, collegiality, interconnection, parental engagement, and exposure) to prepare African American students for college.

A School Model for Developing Access to Higher Education for African American

2021 ◽  
pp. 293-315
Author(s):  
Sheldon Lewis Eakins
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
School Choice ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Academic Behaviors ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
College Going ◽  
The Social

This chapter discusses the social inequalities in school choice and the racial disparities of college access. Utilizing the theories of social capital and social inclusion, the author provides a conceptual framework for developing a college-going school culture in charter schools. Through this lens, the author considers that the level of school support needs to be equitable to the varying stages of self-efficacy, academic behaviors, and post-secondary aspirations that students enter school with. The author suggests the importance of the RECIPE (rigorous curriculum, expectations, collegiality, interconnection, parental engagement, and exposure) to prepare African American students for college.

scholarly journals Three Shortcomings of the Social Investment Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bea Cantillon ◽  
Wim Van Lancker
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
The Social

In this article we critically assess the social investment perspective that has become the dominant paradigm in European social policymaking. We identify and discuss some of its shortcomings that may hamper social progress for all. In doing so, we focus on three pillars central to the idea of social investment: social inclusion through work, individual responsibility and human capital investment. We find that the social investment perspective has some serious flaws when it comes to the social protection of vulnerable groups. This is strongly related to the continuing relevance of social class in explaining and remedying social inequalities. We conclude that investment cannot be the only rationale for welfare state intervention and that protecting people should remain equally high on the policy agenda.

‘As if by osmosis’: How Ofsted’s new deficit model emerged, fully formed, as cultural capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-245
Author(s):  
Paul Nightingale
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
English Education ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Deficit ◽  
The Social ◽  
Class Privilege ◽  
Recent Developments

This paper considers recent developments in English education policy as, confirming promises made in the 2016 White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, schools are now to concentrate on the realisation of a knowledge-based curriculum, one that allows all students to ‘acquire’ cultural capital. First, the remodelling of Bourdieu’s concept, designed to explain class privilege, means that the cultural capital is now a mechanism for disciplining schools and teachers who fail to deliver the required curriculum. Second, in going beyond the social inclusion advocated by previous governments, this version of cultural capital has simply recycled the 1950s notion of cultural deprivation, turning it into a ‘knowledge deficit’ to be explained with reference to the work of ED Hirsch. It remains to be seen if ‘Hirsch-knowledge’ offers anything more than passive consumption of approved content, and the paper ends with a discussion of the implications for students of the new curriculum.

The Influence of Social Exclusion on Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Older Adult Veterans

Social Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D Olson
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Vietnam Veterans ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Stress Reactions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

Abstract The relationship between social exclusion and posttraumatic stress reactions in aging veterans is a particularly timely issue, warranting greater attention in the social work literature. Research with military veterans indicates that the social marginalization resulting from racial and ethnic discrimination can exacerbate posttraumatic stress symptoms. This marginalization suggests an increased potential for emergent or recurrent trauma reactions in aging military veterans, as previous research has documented older adults’ unique risk for social exclusion. The issue takes on greater relevance as increased numbers of Vietnam veterans enter older adulthood. Professionals working with military veterans should be aware of the social and cultural factors that play a critical role in posttrauma response and recovery.

Cultural Creativity and Social Inclusion in Creative Cities

2021 ◽  
pp. 265-283
Author(s):  
Rehab Abdelwahab Askar
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
Cultural Policies ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Cultural Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

According to the theoretical framework, this chapter examines the role of cultural capital in achieving social inclusion in creative cities and discussing the impact of creative cultural economy and cultural diversity in achieving knowledge-based urban development requirements. The author relies on showing the tangible and intangible forms of cultural capital represented by the urban and cultural assets possessed by the new administrative capital of Egypt (study model). The author then submits an analysis of the strategic urban cultural policies in an attempt to predict a set of preliminary indicators related to the possible forms of social and cultural inclusion and the anticipation of the social, cultural, and economic impacts of cultural creativity on the quality of life and Human security in creative cities.

scholarly journals EUPHEMISMS AS REFLECTION OF ENGLISH MENTALITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (9(77)) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Yuliia Kuriata ◽  
Olena Kasatkina-Kubyshkina
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Negative Phenomena

The phenomenon of euphemisms has been considered in the article in the context of English mentality. The definition of “mentality” has been drawn out. The language picture of the world as reflection of that language speakers’ mentality has been enlarged on. The unique concepts for Anglo-Saxon language picture of the world specific to the mentality of the British and Americans (being less reflected in the later) have been pointed out in the context of the question considered in the article. The definition of “euphemism” has been drawn out. The English euphemisms as linguistic and cultural phenomenon have been commented on as the means for the concept “understatement” as words or phrases used to avoid saying something presumably unpleasant or offensive. Such subject groups of English euphemisms have been analysed as: euphemisms mitigating various types of discrimination (age, property, racial and ethnic discrimination, discrimination against persons with physical or mental disabilities), euphemisms that reduce the superstitious fear of any phenomena, euphemisms that raise the prestige of a separate profession, euphemisms distracting from the negative phenomena of reality (those serving as a cover for aggressive hostilities and those mitigating negative consequences in the social and economic sphere), crime, gender, religion and death related euphemisms, miscellaneous group.

scholarly journals A New Player for Tackling Inequalities? Framing the Social Value and Impact of the Maker Movement

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Unterfrauner ◽  
Margit Hofer ◽  
Bastian Pelka ◽  
Marthe Zirngiebl
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Digital Fabrication ◽  
Maker Movement ◽  
Great Expectations ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Maker Movement

The Maker Movement has raised great expectations towards its potential for tackling social inequalities by mediating technology-related skills to everybody. Are maker spaces new players for social inclusion in digital societies? How can this potential impact be framed? While scientific discourse has so far identified broad value and impact dimensions of the Maker Movement, this article adds empirical insight into the potential for tackling social inequalities. The study is based on 39 interviews with makers and managers of maker initiatives and ten self-reporting surveys filled in by maker initiative managers throughout Europe, which have been analyzed qualitatively. We found four main domains in which makers address social inclusion: First, by mediating skills and competences not only in the field of digital technologies but in the broader sense of empowering people to “make” solutions for encountered problems. Second, we found that makers actively strive to provide democratized access to digital fabrication and the knowledge on how to use them. Third and fourth, we found different ambitions articulated by makers to change society and social practices towards a society providing better opportunities for individuals. As an entry point for further research and actions, we derived a maker typology that reflects the diverse and various types of relationships to be found in the maker community. This typology could be used for exploring further collaborations between social actors and the Maker Movement. We conclude with an outlook on potential trajectories of the Maker Movement and specify which could influence the inclusion of marginalized persons.

scholarly journals Social Inequalities in a Time of Economic Crisis in Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Papa
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
The Body ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

The study maintains the focus at the economic crisis in Greece, in real social terms. The research highlights the evidence between the level of education and poverty, and the impact that children of poor families are facing. The authors are focusing on the lack of social protection in single parent families, as well as the significant increase in the number of unemployed in Greece during the period of the memorandum. Moreover, the lack of an effective social state and the collapse of informal support networks increases the chances of tearing the social fabric and more families going into poverty. The study also underlines the social consequences of the economic crisis that are geared towards issues of social inclusion in societies organized in relation to values and the development of skills logic, and the inability to secure full-time jobs. The absence of social protection factors, coupled with the impact of vulnerability and risk factors, are causing poverty, unemployment, loss of rights and social support, social exclusion, discrimination, deinstitutionality, migration combined with effects on personality, developmental experiences, health of the body and soul. In Greek society, at the time of the economic crisis, there is a lack of a social protection network, and the weakening of the institution of the family. In Greece, it is necessary to approach the "new poor" in terms of politics and economy, so that they can be considered as indispensable social partners of democracy. Unprivileged social groups have to claim their rights, become part of their liberation process, and become faces of a change of personnel and social level with the ultimate goal of social transformation.

scholarly journals Dinámicas de diferenciación y desigualdades. El caso de las intervenciones sociales hacia mujeres inmigradas en España

2016 ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Caterine Galaz Valderrama
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Third World ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
The Social ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Mujeres Inmigrantes

Los dispositivos de intervención social por los que atraviesan las mujeres inmigradas producen efectos de dominación mediante el uso de estrategias de diferenciación social. A partir del estudio de las prácticas y discursos presentes en los servicios de atención a mujeres inmigradas en España, se observan algunos procesos de subjetivación de profesionales y usuarias a partir de mecanismos de diferenciación en términos de género, origen nacional y clase. Estos procesos, basados en una diferenciación jerarquizada, tienen como uno de sus efectos la constitución de la categoría “mujer del tercer mundo” (Mohanty, 2003), entendida como una otra totalmente diferente a partir de un exceso culturalista. Esto lleva a que la intervención busque encauzarlas en una correcta inserción social en la sociedad de instalación, eludiendo las experiencias particulares y, en muchos casos, omitiendo las desigualdades sociales del contexto de instalación que afectan sus vidas.Palabras clave: mujeres inmigrantes, inmigración, inclusión/exclusión social, gubernamentalidad Dinâmica de diferenciação e desigualdades. O caso de intervenções sociais para as mulheres imigrantes em EspanhaRESUMOOs dispositivos de intervenção social que atravessam as mulheres imigrantes produzem efeitos de dominação por meio de estratégias de diferenciação social. A partir do estudo das práticas e discursos presentes nos serviços de atenção para as mulheres imigrantes em Espanha, se observam alguns processos de subjetivação de profissionais e usuários a partir de mecanismos de diferenciação em termos de género, origem nacional e de classes. Estes processos, com base numa diferenciação hierárquica, têm como um dosseus efeitos a formação da categoria “Mulher do Terceiro Mundo” (Mohanty,2003), entendida como uma totalmente diferente a partir de um excessoculturalista. Isto conduz à que a intervenção procure levá-las numa corretaintegração social na sociedade de instalação, evitando as experiênciasparticulares e, em muitos casos, omitindo as desigualdades sociais docontexto de instalação que afetam suas vidas.Palavras-chave: mulheres imigrantes, imigração e exclusão / inclusão social,governamentalidade Dynamics of differentiation and inequality. The case ofsocial interventions to immigrant women in SpainABSTRACTThe mechanisms of social intervention experienced by immigrant womenproduce effects of domination by using strategies of social differentiation.From the study of practices and discourses present in services for immigrantwomen in Spain, some processes of subjectivity of professionals and usersare observed in mechanisms of differentiation in terms of gender, nationalorigin and class. One of the effects of these processes, based on a hierarchicaldifferentiation, is the formation of the category “Third World Woman”(Mohanty, 2003), understood as an “other” totally different from a culturalistexcess. This leads to interventions seeking the control of their proper socialintegration into this new society, bypassing the particular experiences and,in many cases, omitting the social inequalities of the context affecting theirlives.Keywords: immigrant women, immigration, social inclusion/socialexclusion, governmentality

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