Priyamvada Ashok MhaddalkarAIR 13 · CSE 2021 · 148 wordsTheir whole copy
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Social exclusion is the process of not allowing access to certain aspects of social life (political, economic, social, etc.) to a particular group.
Social exclusion can be caused due to multiple factors like poverty, illiteracy, etc.
Poverty and illiteracy causes lack of skills thus creating a differential labour market and hence limited avenues for mobility.
However, in many cases social exclusion is forced through different mechanisms:-
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- caste system -> mechanism of closure to occupational mobility
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Elite self recruitment also leads to exclusion of a particular group from access to different jobs.
In today's society globalization has brought in different aspects of exclusion like territorial limits (visas, etc) which hinder access to opportunities. -> increased perception of threat from migrants have led countries to close their borders.
Thus social exclusion manifests itself in multiple ways leading individuals to not be able to realize their full potential in society.