SOCIAL POLICY

Social Policy

Social Policy

Introduction

Social exclusion refers to the lack of participation by segments of the population in social, economic, political and cultural life of their societies due to the lack of rights, resources and core capabilities. Hilary Silver, one of the most outstanding proponents of the concept of social exclusion, concludes his analysis of 2007 on the development of the concept by saying:

"The term is vague, ambiguous and contested as to its content, allowing your application and flexible in accommodating a variety of contexts at the cost of accuracy conceptual. Difficulties in defining social exclusion make it difficult to measure (Social Exclusion Unit, 2003, pp. 23).

Social inclusion can be described as an activity of adoption of the individual members of other groups. It can be defined as the process of establishing the best relations between the relatively independent groups and their subsequent transformation into a single, integrated system, which are coordinated and interdependent parts of it, based on common goals and interests (Williams, 1989, pp. 78).

Research indicates that moderate to heavy social integration is fundamental and associated with good health and happiness. People who score in the upper part of the scale are less likely to be depressed, feel deprived, to have a bad mood or being harassed. They are also more likely to feel good about themselves and love themselves as well as they remain able to pay respect and love to others. One of the most important aspects of social integration is the ability to communicate with its comrades and other members of the community. The vast majority of people say that they find it easy to talk with people of same sex.

Discussion

People are to be socially excluded if they do not participate fully in economic and social life. Moreover, people would be made to socially exclude if their rights as citizens cannot be practiced and if their access to income and other resources are so inadequate. The following part of the paper discusses one of the important aspects that are becoming a reason for the social exclusion of the people (Larkin, 2011, pp. 12). This reason is related to the healthcare. Furthermore, the following part also sheds lights on the homeless group.

Health Indicators of Social Exclusion

There are certain health indicators for the social exclusion. The factors related to the health aspect and are considered as the indicators of the social exclusion are as follows;

Life expectancy

Health inequalities

Expenditures of healthcare

Long term care recipients

Low birth weight

Sick related absences from work

Life Expectancy

One of the most characteristic features of modern societies is the aging of its population. This aging process has not only been a demographic change, but is also driving in a large scale social change. This transformation extends to all areas of social life. This has to do with the impact of other change processes that are taking place in our society such as at work, family and other institutions. The social situation of a sector of the population is increasing. This population is of older people and the challenges it ...