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SOSC 103D Social Inequality in HK

SOSC 103D Social Inequality in HK. Lecture 18: Social Exclusion. Marginalized groups. Groups of people who have encountered difficulties in participating fully in society Who are they? Lack of economic resources ( poverty ) Lack of social rights ( citizenship )

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SOSC 103D Social Inequality in HK

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  1. SOSC 103DSocial Inequality in HK Lecture 18: Social Exclusion

  2. Marginalized groups • Groups of people who have encountered difficulties in participating fully in society • Who are they? • Lack of economic resources (poverty) • Lack of social rights (citizenship) • Lack of community support (discrimination) L18: 13.04.07

  3. Social Exclusion “a comprehensive formulation, which refers to the dynamic process of being shut out, fully or partially, from any of the social, economic, political or cultural systems” (Walker & Walker, 1997) L18: 13.04.07

  4. Social Exclusion (cont’) • Measures: • Exclusion from good and services • Labour market exclusions • Exclusion from land • Exclusion from security • Exclusion from human rights and political rights • Exclusion from macro-economic development strategy L18: 13.04.07

  5. Example: Street sleepers • Without a shelter: • No water supply, having poor and dusty environment • Disturbances from pedestrians • Frequent checks by the police • General image: • Who are they? • Why would they sleep on street? L18: 13.04.07

  6. Example: Street sleepers • Without an address: • Difficulties in applying and finding a job • Other social and political rights • Major reasons for street sleeping: • Low income, cannot afford high rents • Having conflicts with family members L18: 13.04.07

  7. Other E.g. of marginalized groups Cage-homers, Elderly, New arrivals, Ethnic minorities L18: 13.04.07

  8. Other E.g. of marginalized groups • Single parent families • Youth (finished schooling but unemployed) • The disabled or have serious illness • Released prisoners • Sex workers L18: 13.04.07

  9. Problem of social exclusion • Social isolation (vicious circle) • Invisible in our “normal” society • Policies and development further neglect their needs and problems • Hostility (crime, social instability) • Lack of social cohesion L18: 13.04.07

  10. Hostility • Chinese migrants torch Hong Kong immigration building August 2, 2000 • Migrants from mainland China doused Hong Kong immigration headquarters with flammable liquid Wednesday evening, then set a fire that injured 46 people, including three officials who were seriously burned. • Eighteen immigration officers and an unspecified number of mainlanders were hurt as Hong Kong's drawn-out dispute over residency rights turned violent in the migrants' most dramatic effort yet to avoid being sent home. L18: 13.04.07

  11. Problem of social exclusion • Recent problem: • From neglect to concern? • Stigmatization (role of government, media, etc.) • Discrimination (role of the general public and employers) • Further marginalized L18: 13.04.07

  12. Readings: Saloojee, Anver (2001) “Social Inclusion, Citizenship and Diversity,” in the Canadian Council on Social Development http://www.ccsd.ca/subsites/inclusion/bp/as.htm L18: 13.04.07

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