Theorising Social Exclusion Book

List of Authors viii

List of Illustrations x

Part 1 Introducing theories of social exclusion and social connectedness 1

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 The individual's experience 12

1.3 Social exclusion and community 17

1.4 Social exclusion at the societal level 23

1.5 Social exclusion and the threads between the spheres 28

Part 2 Insights into social exclusion and connectedness: theory, policy and practice 35

2.1 The other side of social exclusion: interrogating the role of the privileged in reproducing inequality Bob Pease 37

2.2 Professional discretion and social exclusion Beth R. Crisp 47

2.3 Not measuring up: low-income women receiving welfare benefits Kay Cook 55

2.4 Inner city high-rise living: a catalyst for social exclusion and social connectedness? Claire Henderson-Wilson 68

2.5 The influence of 'access' on social exclusion and social connectedness for people with disabilities Janet Owens 78

2.6 The relationship between undertaking an informal caring role and social exclusion Sally Savage Nicole Carvill 87

2.7 Debating the capacity of information and communication technology to promote inclusion Jane Maidment Selma Macfarlane 95

2.8 The reading discovery program: increasing social inclusion of marginalised families Karen Stagnitti Claire Jennings 105

2.9 Immigration and social exclusion: examining health inequalities of immigrants through acculturation lenses Andre M.N. Renzaho 117

2.10 Discourse, power and exclusion: the experiences of childless women Gemma E. Carey Melissa Graham Julia Shelley Ann Taket 127

2.11 Over 60 and beyond ... the alienation of a new generation: exploring the alienation of older people fromsociety Annemarie Nevill 134

2.12 "Exclusion by inclusion": bisexual young people, marginalisation and mental health in relation to substance abuse Eric Martin Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli 143

2.13 Hope of a nation - experiences of social exclusion giving rise to spaces of inclusion for people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa: a reflection Greer Lamaro 154

2.14 Othering, marginalisation and pathways to exclusion in health Sarah Barter-Godfrey Ann Taket 166

2.15 Understanding processes of social exclusion: silence, silencing and shame Ann Taket Nena Foster Kay Cook 173

Part 3 Conclusions and reflections 185

3.1 Conclusions and reflections 187

References 193

Index 229