On social exclusion and the social workers
Abstract
The concept of social exclusion has attracted attention both intellectually and politically, where it finds its place in the social programs offered by official bodies or in the activities of civil academic agendas and scientific research projects. This concern is caused by the perceived threat posed by the phenomenon to the existing system and to the strength of the social bond.
This concern stems from:
- The spread of the phenomenon, whether at the local level, spread to different social groups, or at the global level, since no society is exempt from its influence, and it means both poor and rich communities.
- The threat that they seem to represent to the existing social order and to the strength of the founding social bond of societies. This consensus on interest in the concept has not been translated at the level of its scientific approach, which differed in its identification in the indicators, within the boundaries separating it from other concepts adjacent to it, and in the social groups concerned with exclusion.
This reading attempts to find a common ground for different approaches by proposing a vision that goes beyond the manifestations of the concept, focusing instead on the mechanisms of its production and making it suitable for reading different societies.