AT3

Question 1

what is the nature of social inclusion

Answer 1

• Social inclusion is about creating equal opportunities so that all people are able to participate in society.
  When all people have the best opportunities to enjoy life and do well in society.

Question 2

what is pluralism

Answer 2

1. An engagement with diversity, not just tolerating it .
2. Participating various religious or cultural groups, and accepting that traditional religions or beliefs systems.

Question 3

what is the pluralist nature of societies and cultures

Answer 3

• An engagement with diversity, not jut tolerating some new or different sections of a society, but an active involvement in understanding differences and diversity
  
  • This diversity is referred to as pluralism
    Pluralism means more than one
  • Societies and cultures are composed of diverse groups with different beliefs, ethnicities, sexualities, cultures etc.
    An engagement with diversity, not jut tolerating some new or different sections of a society, but an active involvement in understanding differences and diversity

Question 4

what are some examples of social exclusion on a macro level

Answer 4

• At a macro level, the experience of social exclusion which most commonly takes places is discrimination.
  Media stories and reports that demonstrate stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination

Question 5

what are some examples of social exclusion on a meso level

Answer 5

• Schooling or other institutions - through the lack of support for students with additional needs - differences in cognitive, physical or mental abilities. If the student is not provided adequate support, they can be excluded from opportunities in the classroom.

Question 6

what are some examples of social exclusion on a micro level

Answer 6

• More personal level, including racist micro-aggressions
• Individual’s can feel isolate from their peers and devalued through the lack of inclusion at the meso and macro level.

Question 7

what is social inclusion

Answer 7

• • Inclusion is about creating equal opportunities, so that all persons are able to participate in society.
  • The ability of individual’s and groups to connect with family, friends, personal interests and their local community.
    Social inclusion occurs when individual’s can find and secure a job, earn an income and use the services provided by all levels of government.

Question 8

what is social exclusion

Answer 8

• Individual’s and groups can be excluded from society in a variety of ways. They may not be able to participate fully in society because they have been denied their economic, social, political or cultural rights, as is the case for asylum seekers.
  
  • Social exclusion can lead to social dislocation, which leaves persons feeling isolated, disconnected and powerless to change their circumstances. This type of exclusion occurs when, for example, persons do not have equal access to employment, legal services, education, housing, health, and technology.

Question 9

what is intersectionality

Answer 9

• Intersectionality refers to how individuals can identify with multiple intersecting groups at the same time.
  Individuals who belonged to more than one minority group tended to experience more discrimination and lower wellbeing.

Question 10

what is assimilation

Answer 10

• Where various migrant groups are expected to conform to the values and behaviours of the majority culture and discontinue their own customs and practices.

Question 11

what is multiculturalism

Answer 11

• An approach to cultural diversity in society that promotes the view that cultural difference should be respected and even encouraged and supported.
  Multiculturalism is premised on the belief that different cultural groups can live together harmoniously, each contributing to an enriching of the whole society

Question 12

what is a hybrid society

Answer 12

• Societies of mixed character, where the dominant culture is less obvious and there is more of an exchange between dominant and minority cultures.

Question 13

what is social mobility

Answer 13

• Ability of individual’s to move vertically within a social hierarchy with changes in income and occupation amongst other things

Question 14

what is social class

Answer 14

• Those members of a society who occupy a similar position in the economic system of production
  
  • Different social classes experience wide variations in wealth, status, material possession, education, power, and authority
    Hierarchal nature

Question 15

what is socioeconomic status

Answer 15

Measure of an individuals class standing, typically indicated by income, occupational prestige, educational attainment, and wealth.