Economic Exclusion
Inability to secure financial resources or participate in economic processes.An individual who can't get a mortgage based on their immigration status.
Employment Exclusion
Inability to secure a job.Firms that only hire young candidates from prestigious universities.
Market Exclusion
Exclusion from markets as a buyer or seller.An ecommerce seller refuses to ship to a particular zip code.
Education Exclusion
Inability to participate in education.Poverty that prevents a talented student from going to university.
Physical Exclusion
Being excluded from physical access to environments and services.A person who can't stay at a beach front hotel because it's not accessible for people with disabilities.
Social Ostracism
Exclusion from social processes at the individual level.A teacher asks students to self-organize into groups and one student is left out due to perceived social status.
Digital Exclusion
Being excluded from digital environments or due to access to digital tools.A newspaper with a paywall that many people can't afford such that they are unable to access quality sources of local news.
A shop that doesn't allow people to purchase unless they use a particular type of digital payment.
Discrimination
Discrimination against people based on their identity.A landlord rejects an application for an apartment based on the ethnicity of the applicant.
Psychological Exclusion
Exclusion that affects an individual's sense of belonging and identity.Everyone is invited to a team outing except for an employee with a disability.
Others
The following are other types of social exclusion.Age exclusion | Cultural exclusion |
Digital exclusion | Disability exclusion |
Economic exclusion | Education exclusion |
Employment exclusion | Ethnic exclusion |
Exclusion of LGBT+ individuals | Exclusion of homeless people |
Exclusion of migrants | Exclusion of people based on access to technology |
Exclusion of people with criminal records | Exclusion of people with mental health issues |
Exclusion of refugees | Exclusion of single parents |
Gender exclusion | Generational exclusion |
Geographic exclusion | Health exclusion |
Income exclusion | Legal exclusion |
Linguistic exclusion | Political exclusion |
Psychological exclusion | Racial exclusion |
Religious exclusion | Urban-rural exclusion |
| Overview: Social Exclusion | ||
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Definition | Individuals or groups that are prevented from fully participating in society and social processes. | |
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