Exclusion et « norme Logement ». Pour une étude des représentations associées à la question sociale

Abstract

This article discusses the "social question" (a concept incorporating problems of social exclusion, inequalities and all the threats to social ties). Researchers often study mechanisms that determine rising poverty. In this article, the author whishes to analyse the way social exclusion is represented today. A new conception of "social integration" in public policies that attach importance not only to work, but to housing, and the emergence of the "Homeless" category are regarded as signs of the importance of housing in social norms (next to work). These observations question the adequacy of low-paying, dead-end jobs in order to fight social exclusion.