Process Of Social Inclusion Research Articles

Intergenerational poverty persistence in Europe – Is there a ‘Great Gatsby Curve’ for poverty?

While the influence of poverty in childhood on adulthood outcomes has been extensively studied, little is known about how the strength of intergenerational persistence in poverty itself varies across countries. Here we examine the intergenerational persistence of poverty in a comparative analysis of 30 European countries using data from the 2019 ad hoc module of the EU-SILC dataset. We construct proxy measures of poverty in the parental household employing information on the inability to meet basic needs and financial hardship when growing up, together with parental education and occupational social class. The strength of the association between current poverty based on the indicators at the core of the EU’s social inclusion process and these measures of parental poverty is assessed and compared across countries. The cross-country variation in poverty persistence is probed concerning its relationship with the current and past extent of poverty: persistence tends to be stronger where current or parental poverty is higher, analogous to the Great Gatsby Curve relating intergenerational income mobility to income inequality at the country level. Mediation analysis highlights the role of own education as well as occupation in underpinning the observed relationship between current and parental poverty.

‘The way they treat us reflects how they see us’: Aspects contributing to social inequities in people with visual disability, a qualitative study

People with visual disabilities encounter multiple barriers in their life experiences, placing them at a social disadvantage compared to sighted individuals. These barriers manifest in a limited access to and exercise of their rights, situations perceived as unfair or inequitable. The present research aimed to understand how inequities are configured in people with visual disabilities, based on practices and perceptions of fairness/unfairness and their expression in relation to access to material goods and services. An instrumental ethnographic case study was conducted within a community-based institution in Bucaramanga, Colombia, focusing on rehabilitation and social inclusion processes for individuals with visual disabilities and their families. Twenty-two semistructured interviews and 37 participant observation exercises were carried out and documented in a field diary. The emerging categories were (1) the family can be an obstacle or an aid in overcoming social injustices; (2) visual disability is a label, it is in the environment, in the way society recognizes it; and (3) from social exclusion to willingly-given inclusion. Our results indicate that inequities are configured primarily in relation to how people close to those with visual disabilities perceive and act towards them, constituting scenarios of cultural injustice (non-recognition). Part of the meanings and practices that people uphold are based on the view of a body considered outside the canon of normality and the non-recognition of a full citizenship, conditioning discriminatory (such as charity and infantilization), stigmatizing and excluding practices. The inclusion of this population group is mediated by the sensibility of the sighted other, a situation that conditions that the access and full enjoyment of rights is a matter of will.

Upaya Menormalisasikan LGBT oleh Aktivis di Amerika Serikat: Perjuangan dan Tantangan

This research examines efforts to normalize the LGBT community by activists in the United States, with a focus on the struggles and challenges they face. Through qualitative analysis of various advocacy strategies, campaigns and policies implemented, this study reveals how LGBT activism seeks to create a more inclusive and accepted environment in society. This research also explores the role of the media, government agencies and non-government organizations in supporting or hindering this normalization process. Challenges faced include cultural resistance, institutional discrimination, and changing political and social dynamics. The research findings show that despite significant progress in the recognition of LGBT rights, activism continues to face major challenges that require a strategic and collaborative approach to overcome. In doing so, this research provides in-depth insight into the complexities of the LGBT normalization struggle in the United States and suggests policies and practices that can accelerate the process of social inclusion.

An Analysis of Thailand’s Social Policies and its Integration with SDG1 “No Poverty” to Achieve Social Inclusion

From a historical standpoint, this study examines the concept of poverty in Thailand. The researcher employed the content analysis of eleven effective articles for the study. Thailand’s employability, economy, and poverty have improved during the last three decades because of the introduction of democratic and social security. Innovative poverty-eradication programmes such as conditional cash transfers and noncontributory pensions for the elderly and poor have been included in social protection measures. The social protection system has reduced poverty and begun the process of social inclusion. Thailand’s social policies have not only decreased poverty and fostered social inclusion but also entailed Sustainable Development Goal 1 of poverty eradication in the global scenario. The current study details these achievements, and it appears that Thailand has increased its efforts towards inclusive development and poverty eradication through effective social policy design and implementation.

Exploring body education in primary school: Perspectives and implications

Physical education is increasingly characterized, thanks to contributions from pedagogical sciences and embodied cognition, as a qualitative form of teaching that addresses the needs and requirements of children. Indeed, Physical Education and Motor Sciences contribute to the school environment, alongside other disciplines, to foster individual growth and promote social and cultural inclusion processes. Starting from the school environment, which is an elective training ground for future citizens, the concept of education through body and movement, emphasizing pleasure, enjoyment, cognitive and emotional involvement, is also influencing sports environments. Consequently, there is a need to emphasize the adoption of a procedural habitus capable of identifying the most suitable teaching and methodological strategies to promote inclusive processes through physical and sports practice that is "for all" and "of each," thus facilitating access to and engagement in physical activity within formal educational settings for all students. This contribution, recognizing the importance and necessity of this qualitative approach to motor education, raises the issue of also paying attention to the quantitative approach in addressing the deficiencies highlighted by current generations at the psycho-physical level. After presenting screening results on a sample, some possible integrated strategies, both qualitative and quantitative, are defined to address emerging well-being issues related to the developmental age.

The neighbor spectrum in community housing: Pro-social, anti-social and asocial neighboring in Vancouver

ABSTRACT This article presents focus group research with community housing residents in Vancouver, Canada, investigating the role, activities, and importance of neighboring to these individuals living in vulnerable situations. Neighborly relationships play a key role in connecting the private home with the larger urban community through processes of home-making, social inclusion and integration, but an increasing share of urbanites are excluded from the structural and social expectations of good neighboring. Although neighbors constitute weaker and different ties than friends and family, and although contemporary urban community housing situations present barriers to good neighboring, neighboring is nonetheless essential to urban quality of life. We propose a conceptual frame of a spectrum of neighboring and find that pro-social neighboring, anti-social neighboring, and a middle zone of asocial neighboring, all are important aspects of life in community housing that are also defined in a context-specific way by community housing residents. The outcomes of this research highlight the need for urban social and housing policy that addresses neighboring across the spectrum as an important part of social inclusion and well-being efforts in cities contending with increasing density, diversity, and vulnerability.

A LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE 1990S AND 2000S IN MANAUS

This article aims to analyze the social inclusion of disabled students in basic education in Manaus. Faced with historical and deterministic facts, disabled individuals were deprived of inclusion and lived on the margins of society, considered cursed and victims of cruel acts throughout history. These events contributed to social exclusion in contemporary times. According to these facts, education with social inclusion of people with disabilities would result in a fairer and more egalitarian society. However, this inclusion is still a challenge for the present day. This social research, theoretically grounded by the studies of various authors such as BARBIER (1998), CORDEIRO (2016), DINIZ (2007), FRANCO (2012), MARQUES (2010), MINAYO (2010), ORRÚ (2014), and SANTOS (2011), used the qualitative dialectical method. Procedures consisted of bibliographic and documentary research for data collection. The significant increase in the number of students with disabilities in schools and the challenge of social inclusion, as envisioned since the 1988 constitution and more recently by Law 13.146/2015, is noteworthy. The research analyzed the process of social inclusion from the 1990s to the present day, considering the implementation of laws and the school reality. When analyzing the school social reality, it is observed that Manaus has the highest number of disabled students outside school, as indicated by the 2nd cycle of Monitoring the goals of the National Education Plan (PNE) in 2018. School exclusion is a present and determining factor in the lives of these students in the Amazonian capital, potentially leading to both school and social exclusion in many cases. Despite national laws mandating the inclusion of these students, there are gaps in public schools in Manaus, such as the lack of suitable infrastructure and qualified teachers, along with a segregative view contributing to social exclusion. Therefore, it becomes necessary to promote new discussions on the subject and debates about the social inclusion of these students in Manaus.

Social inclusion of street vendors in Harare: Challenges and opportunities

Zimbabwe’s unending socioeconomic crisis has led to the flooding of informal street vendors in its urban areas, a development that has led to incessant clashes between the street vendors and the local authorities. Literature has shown that street vending is a global phenomenon and its problems could be addressed through best practices of inclusivity. This study examined the situation of informal street vendors in Harare in the light of social inclusion. It also made use of insights from Pope Francis regarding World Popular Movements. Data were collected through focus group discussions comprising six informal street vendors operating in Harare as its participants. Findings revealed that informal street vendors in Harare faced many structural challenges, one of which included operating in contested spaces characterised by violent evictions from vending sites, bribery and power struggles. Results also showed that street vendors lacked access to bank loans, information, and even the power to influence policies which directly affected them. Based on these findings, it was argued that the informal street vendors were socially excluded and needed to be integrated into the economic fabric of the urban society. This social inclusion process was considered as only possible if local authorities adopted an inclusive approach to policymaking. This would entail involving the street vendors when crafting policies that directly affect them. It was recommended that Harare City Council regularises street vending, aligns its by-laws to the National Constitution, and that it also formulates inclusive policies.Contribution: The article makes a contribution towards the promotion of an inclusive society whereby everyone has equal access to social and economic opportunities.

PRACTICAL TRIGGERS, BIASES AND PREJUDICES INSIDE RECEIVING COMMUNITY, WHICH MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF REFUGEES AND FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS

Results and discussion of the study. The process of social inclusion and integration of refugees and forcibly displaced persons, especially ones, who are being representatives of various socio-economical quintiles, as we have postulated on the basis of our previous study results [10,11], appears to be a highly complicated issue. In addition, this long term process is usually being influenced by numerous outer phenomena, which, however, normally exist in any community. Here we are talking about various social triggers, biases, prejudices, limitations, fears and expectations towards newcomers from the side of receiving community. among most typical prejudices we name narrations that, for example, refugees, forcibly displaced person may increase the number of criminal acts committed on the territory of the analyzed state, because of weak financial condition, long lasting legalizing process, which prohibits applying for a job to provide for their families etc. Some people believe that newcomers will definitely bring with themselves infectious diseases and various illnesses, which may be highly dangerous for receiving community. Despite objectively high level of social tolerance and generally open minded attitude towards people, who are in need of fleeing from wars, armed conflicts, political and economical instabilities etc, we still may encounter pathological social opinions and negative behaviors towards refugees and other forcibly displaced people in receiving countries.

Main peculiarities in the process of integration and social inclusion of refugees and/or forcibly displaced persons of various quintiles

The process of integration and social inclusion of representatives of various socio-economical quintiles has always been a controversial issue. Since the moment of massive influx of representatives of the “rich quintile” in the last decade, scientists alongside with the local community were tended to think that the financial prosperity and unordinary assets, properties, skills and knowledge, which make more difficult the process of a proper “distinguishing” refugees and/or forcibly displaced persons (it means, make them unrecognized as ones, who are in need of actual help) lead to disruption of supportive relationships between newcomers and accepting community. However, the practice of cooperation between people seeking for a refugee from one side and accepting community of global society, in particular, EU one from another one, shows that people coming from less favorable backgrounds and possessing less favorable starting points can also be discriminated and underestimated on their way to the wellbeing in a receiving community. In the following article we are presenting tools and methods of obtaining a necessary level of long lasting appropriate and sustainable societal development by enabling a proper level of integration and social inclusion of all quintiles of refugees/forcibly displaced persons by recognizing their current and/or future potential.

"I became a person again": Social inclusion and participation experiences of Ethiopian women post-obstetric fistula surgical repair.

Childbirth-related mortality and morbidity affect many women globally, especially in low-income countries like Ethiopia. Obstetric fistula-a preventable condition mainly caused by prolonged and obstructed labor-can lead to physical, psychological, and social challenges, affecting women's social participation and inclusion. This study aims to understand women's social participation and inclusion experiences post-obstetric fistula surgery. This study is part of a larger research project investigating the social inclusion process of women who have had obstetric fistula surgery in Ethiopia. For this study, we conducted a qualitative exploration of women's experiences, guided by a constructivist grounded theory approach. Twenty-one women discharged from fistula treatment facilities following obstetric fistula surgery were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Data was analyzed using Charmaz's inductive analysis approach, which involves an initial line-by-line coding followed by focused coding to identify the most significant codes. Subsequently, sub-themes and themes were developed from the focused codes. The data analysis revealed four themes reflecting the women's experiences of social participation and inclusion. These are the experience of recovery and the journey toward social participation, participating in expected and meaningful activities, the continued challenge with a romantic relationship, and formal and informal support. Overall, the women who received fistula surgery reported positive life changes, especially regarding their physical well-being. However, they continued to face social challenges such as financial hardship, reproductive health problems, and issues with marriage and family life, which negatively impacted their social participation and inclusion experiences. While more research is needed, the findings of this study suggest that the social aspects of obstetric fistula are crucial for healthcare professionals to consider. Providing appropriate care and support to address unmet social relationship, employment, and childcare needs could enable women to lead fulfilling lives.

Automatic sign language translation system using neural network technologies and 3D animation

Implementation of automatic sign language translation software in the process of social inclusion of people with hearing impairment is an important task. Social inclusion for people with hearing disabilities is an acute problem that must be solved in the context of the development of IT technologies and legislative initiatives that ensure the rights of people with disabilities and their equal opportunities. This substantiates the relevance of the research of assistive technologies, in the context of software tools, such as the process of social inclusion of people with severe hearing impairment in society. The subject of research is methods of automated sign language translation using intelligent technologies. The purpose of the work is the development and research of sign language automation methods to improve the quality of life of people with hearing impairments in accordance with the "Goals of Sustainable Development of Ukraine" (in the "Reduction of Inequality" part). The main tasks of the research are the development and testing of methods of converting sign language into text, converting text into sign language, as well as automating translation from one sign language to another sign language using modern intelligent technologies. Neural network modeling and 3D animation methods were used to solve these problems. The following results were obtained in the work: the main problems and tasks of social inclusion for people with hearing impairments were identified; a comparative analysis of modern methods and software platforms of automatic sign language translation was carried out; a system combining the SL-to-Text method is proposed and investigated; the Text-to-SL method using 3D animation to generate sign language concepts; the method of generating a 3D-animated gesture from video recordings; method of implementing the Sign Language1 to Sign Language2 technology. For gesture recognition, a convolutional neural network model is used, which is trained using imported and system-generated datasets of video gestures. The trained model has a high recognition accuracy (98.52%). The creation of a 3D model for displaying the gesture on the screen and its processing took place in the Unity 3D environment. The structure of the project, executive and auxiliary files used to build 3D animation for the generation of sign language concepts includes: event handler files; display results according to which they carry information about the position of the tracked points of the body; files that store the characteristics of materials that have been added to certain body mapping points. Conclusions: the proposed methods of automated translation have practical significance, which is confirmed by the demo versions of the software applications "Sign Language to Text" and "Text to Sign Language". A promising direction for continuing research on the topic of the work is the improvement of SL1-to-SL2 methods, the creation of open datasets of video gestures, the joining of scientists and developers to fill dictionaries with concepts of various sign languages.

The events before the event

This article demonstrates how the concept of paratexts can be employed in the analysis of unfolding sports events. Drawing on the work of Jonathan Gray and Matt Hills, it reflects on the “extended presence” of sports events across media, space, and time – how mean- ing is created before, during, and after their apparent conclusion, and how their mediated “centres” appear to move in the process. By way of illustration, it examines a boxing event in early 2023 involving the popular British boxers Chris Eubank Jr. and Liam Smith; how- ever, it focuses on the events before the event – namely, the preceding press conference and weigh-in – and suggests that these “entryway events” were paratextually significant in shaping expectations and attitudes towards the “main event”. The article also demon- strates how sports events feed into wider processes of social inclusion and exclusion, often acting as lightning rods for public discussions of socio-political issues, such as race, class, gender, and (in this case) sexual orientation.

Institutions as a factor in sustainable development

For many years, the concept of 'sustainable development' has been the subject of interest both in theory (variety of interpretations) and the broader social and economic life practice. It is also the subject of legislation - the principle of sustainable development is a constitutional norm in many countries. The focus is present in various international agreements and regulations of regional integration groups, such as the EU. Sustainability can be considered from various perspectives and approaches, including institutional. Institutions are becoming less of a condition than a factor in development processes. At the same time, institutions are characterised by relative permanence (mainly cultural elements and social norms) and variability at different times. Persistence is a problem of institutional equilibrium, while variability results from technical, technological and social conditions and development needs. This interweaving of endo and exogenous institutional factors underpins the institutional determinants of sustainable development characterised by a peculiar balance between environmental, economic and social values. It is also the increasing interconnection of local problems with global change. Dynamic economic changes result from many factors, including technological change - mainly digitisation and containerisation. Development dynamics require openness to new institutional arrangements. The institutional system contributes to the realisation of sustainable economic development mainly by improving the quality of institutions, a kind of approximation to the desired institutional pattern. This takes place at various levels of analysis, both on a global, regional, state scale and on the scale of a particular economic entity - mainly an enterprise. In doing so, the institutional matrix is supplemented by new institutions reconciling the requirements of efficient management with environmental goals and social inclusion processes.

Образ глубинки в российских и немецких СМИ

The article considers the media image of the hinterland as objectifying the categories of social exclusion, social inclusion based on the material of the National Corpus of the Russian Language newspaper subcorps and the system of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences digital dictionaries (German). For the purpose of a more in-depth description of this media image, the article also provides a characteristic of a close media image of the province. The research paper establishes synonymic row of units representing the media image of the hinterland, it considers the lexeme of the same name in Russian (glubinka) and the Hinterland lexeme in German as key ones; within the media image of the province key lexemes are provintsiia and Provinz. In the structure of the hinterland media image in both languages, nuclear and peripheral zones and their constituent groups of linguistic means are distinguished: adjectives (derived from horonyms); spatial qualifiers; units nominating the subject; descriptives; deictic units; constructions of opposition (within the framework of the opposition «center – not the center»), verbal units of various actions; constructions of negation. The paper establishes that the media image of the province, compared with the media image of the hinterland, is structured to a lesser extent in the factual material and is positioned mainly within the framework of the opposition «capital – province» (Russian), «city – province» (German), while the socio-cultural stereotyping of this image in the German language is noted. A certain pattern of the social exclusion and social inclusion actualization processes in media texts is revealed. In the Russian language, the media image of the hinterland in the texts of the central media reflects both the processes of social exclusion and inclusion (to a lesser extent); in the texts of regional media – mainly the processes of social inclusion. In German, the reflection of these processes is directly related to the designated territory. The article comes to a conclusion about the national and cultural coloring of the hinterland media image. In the Russian language, this image is characterized by ambivalence (static, problematic / “Russianness”, authenticity, cultural potential). In the German language, the national and cultural specificity of the media image is due to the geographical and spatial location of the territory described.

Social inclusion of refugees via family centres? A qualitative longitudinal research study on challenges in social work

As the scale of global refugee migration has steadily increased, Germany has become a major immigration country. The social inclusion of refugee families is crucial for both the families and the receiving society, and thus represents an important societal challenge. Family centres, which already offer low-threshold, universal family support services, could facilitate this process of social inclusion. Implementing a qualitative longitudinal research study, the authors conducted problem-centred expert interviews with social workers in 2016 (32 interviews) and again in 2019 (33 interviews) to explore the local experiences of social work for and with refugee families. The systematically analysed data revealed not only various good practices of how family centres actively include refugees in family support programmes but also the frustration and exhaustion of social workers, who face several challenges that seem to hinder the inclusion of refugee families. Over the short period of three-and-a-half years, the data show evidence of a shift in activities, challenges and attitudes.

Estrategias de desarrollo e inclusión social a través de la cultura Las sociedades musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana y El Sistema de Abreu en Venezuela

Dentro de los modelos de desarrollo, el arte y la cultura desempeñan un papel relevante en los procesos de inclusión social. Como actividad comunitaria, la experiencia musical muestra un gran potencial para fortalecer los vínculos personales, grupales y comunitarios. En este artículo profundizo en el papel de la interpretación colectiva de la música y el desarrollo de la comunidad, desde una perspectiva sociológica de la práctica de la interpretación en grupo. Para ello me centro en dos realidades diferentes que comparten este mismo fundamento: el Sistema de Orquestas y Coros Infantiles y Juveniles de Venezuela, fundado por José Antonio Abreu en 1975, y el fenómeno de las sociedades musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana (España). En ambos ejemplos, la práctica colectiva de la música genera el crecimiento personal y la integración social de quienes participan en estos proyectos. Fomentan la integración en el grupo y el trabajo en equipo como base de su acción pedagógica y social. En ambos casos, articulan sistemas pedagógicos en los que se desarrollan las habilidades de los participantes para poder practicar y disfrutar de la música en grupo dentro de la comunidad.

After-school sports programmes and social inclusion processes in culturally diverse contexts: Results of an international multicase study.

This research aimed to understand the role of after-school sports programs in social inclusion processes in culturally diverse contexts through a multicase study within two locations. The first location was in Spain where immigrant and Spanish students were enrolled, and the other was in Chile with Mapuche-Huilliche students, immigrant and Chilean students. The implemented programs at both sites were similar in their educational focus on socio-educational values, and teaching models (hybridization of teaching games for understanding and cooperative learning) that enhance social inclusion. Using individual and group interviews with teachers, sports coordinators, parents, and students, a qualitative approach was used to identify the factors that facilitate or hinder the social inclusion processes. In addition, the researchers used qualitative observations of the programs over six months using "notes logbook" to record their impressions during the observation process. Results indicated that the implemented sports programs successfully facilitated social inclusion processes, enabling the development of interpersonal skills and relationships between students from different cultural backgrounds. The previous training and experiences of teachers in culturally diverse contexts, and incorporation of traditional sporting games from all cultures, seems to be an important facilitator factor for the inclusion potential of the implemented programs.

Re-Examining the Use of Inclusive Society as a Solution to Social Inequalities: It’s Time we Address the Elephants in the House

Social inclusion is one of the many social constructs of contemporary governments’ social integration policy. This paper critically analysed the policy goals of an inclusive society by examining the socioeconomic and politico-cultural milieus in which governments implement this policy. With references to the United States’ Affirmative Action and Canada’s Multiculturalism, one can infer that disadvantaged individuals, groups, or communities are neither included nor empowered through the processes of social inclusion. Consequently, this paper concluded that the process of social inclusion cannot lead to effective social integration, given the stagnant socio-economic and politico-cultural environments in which government implements this policy. Instead, most social inclusion programs have become the tools for forced social cohesion with minimal policy objectives to integrate disadvantaged individuals into mainstream society. In summary, social inclusion is a politically correct opiate that is being used to sedate socially excluded individuals or underprivileged communities until they disappear into obscurity.
 
 Received: 4 January 2023 / Accepted: 26 February 2023 / Published: 6 March 2023

Quality of life and social inclusion of children benefited by the UJR/Feevale Social Futsal Project: parents' perception

This qualitative-quantitative study aimed to understand, based on the perception of parents or guardians, the processes of social inclusion and the perception of the quality of life of children benefiting from the Futsal Social Project. Six semi-structured interviews were carried out with the students' parents or guardians, in addition to the application of the KIDSCREEN-52 to the 252 beneficiary children. It was possible to perceive that the project contributes to the processes of socialization and social protection in addition to issues related to health and leisure. The results from the analysis of the interviews were corroborated with the mean scores found in the KIDSCREEN-52 dimensions.