Difference between revisions of "Inclusion culture"
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_exclusion Social exclusion] usually refers to the alienation or disenfranchisement of certain groups within a society, such as people belonging to a specific class, race, gender, sexual orientation, age group (elderly and youth), or people with disabilities. But underlying the disenfranchisement of any specific group is the general tendency of contemporary society to generate exclusion spontaneously on all levels. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_exclusion Social exclusion] usually refers to the alienation or disenfranchisement of certain groups within a society, such as people belonging to a specific class, race, gender, sexual orientation, age group (elderly and youth), or people with disabilities. But underlying the disenfranchisement of any specific group is the general tendency of contemporary society to generate exclusion spontaneously on all levels. | ||
| − | The human instinct to form or join groups involves a tendency to perceive the world as divided into those who belong to one’s group and all others, who are seen as outsiders. During the neolithic the basic group was the tribe. With the invention of agriculture and cities, human society fragmented into a system of classes and castes, each defending its own interests. Modern representative democracy was formed in reaction against such systems of hereditary priviledge, introducing a notion of citizenship based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality equality] and [http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr | + | The human instinct to form or join groups involves a tendency to perceive the world as divided into those who belong to one’s group and all others, who are seen as outsiders. During the neolithic the basic group was the tribe. With the invention of agriculture and cities, human society fragmented into a system of classes and castes, each defending its own interests. Modern representative democracy was formed in reaction against such systems of hereditary priviledge, introducing a notion of citizenship based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality equality] and [http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr human rights]. |
But despite the general acceptation of the principle [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_before_the_law equality before the law], contemporary society is characterized by a high degree of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_inequality social inequality] coupled with an obsessive regard for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_status social status]. The predominant ideology is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_darwinism Social Darwinism] which sees competition as the main driver of social evolution. The ideal of relentless competition is promoted both in corporate culture and on reality TV (the latter being the reflection of the former). | But despite the general acceptation of the principle [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_before_the_law equality before the law], contemporary society is characterized by a high degree of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_inequality social inequality] coupled with an obsessive regard for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_status social status]. The predominant ideology is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_darwinism Social Darwinism] which sees competition as the main driver of social evolution. The ideal of relentless competition is promoted both in corporate culture and on reality TV (the latter being the reflection of the former). | ||
