HLTB41H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Commodification, Social Stratification, Neoliberalism
Week 6: Social Exclusion
Social exclusion is the systematic denial of certain groups from the opportunity to fully
participate in commonly accepted activities of societal membership because of unequal access
to resources that determine the quality of membership in society
State/outcome: people or groups are excluded from social systems and relationships
Process: dynamic and multi-dimensional interactions across. Cultural, economic,
political, and social dimensions that are driven by unequal power relationships and
contribute to health inequalities
Acts at individual, group, household, community, country, and global levels
Social exclusion consists of dynamic, multi-dimensional processes driven by unequal power
relationships that determine unequal access to resources needed to acquire capabilities of
health and social participation
These processes operate along and interact across cultural, economic, political, and
social dimensions of power and at different levels
Evolutionary processes contribute to health inequalities by creating a continuum of
inclusion/exclusion that is characterised by an unjust distribution of resources and
unequal capabilities and right
These resources, capabilities and rights are required to
1. Create conditions necessary for populations to meet and exceed basic needs
2. Enable participatory and cohesive social systems
3. Value diversity
4. Guarantee peace and human rights
5. Sustain environmental systems
Dimensions of power relationships / Types of social exclusion
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Document Summary
Social exclusion is the systematic denial of certain groups from the opportunity to fully participate in commonly accepted activities of societal membership because of unequal access to resources that determine the quality of membership in society. State/outcome: people or groups are excluded from social systems and relationships. Cultural, economic, political, and social dimensions that are driven by unequal power relationships and contribute to health inequalities. Acts at individual, group, household, community, country, and global levels. Social exclusion consists of dynamic, multi-dimensional processes driven by unequal power relationships that determine unequal access to resources needed to acquire capabilities of health and social participation. These processes operate along and interact across cultural, economic, political, and social dimensions of power and at different levels. Evolutionary processes contribute to health inequalities by creating a continuum of inclusion/exclusion that is characterised by an unjust distribution of resources and unequal capabilities and right.
