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Social Exclusion
Introduction
Lately, the subject of social exclusion among children in schools is becoming increasingly common and noticeable. Children are discriminated against and socially excluded by other children, based on social and economic status, gender, race, religion, etc. Schools sometimes exacerbate this as they fail to supply the socially excluded children in particular and all children in general the conditions they require in order to learn and function well.
So what do schools need to provide children with in order to change the current situation, who usually are the socially excluded children and why?
There are different groups that are at risk of social exclusion. One of them is of children whose religion is different then most of the others'- for instance, Muslims or Jews in Europe, where most are Christian. Similarly, children from a different race are also likely to be excluded. These contain black, Hispanic, Indian and other children, whose origins aren't similar to most children's.
Also, social exclusion can exist between both genders, as boys and girls fight amongst themselves and may exclude the other group. Finally, there is the group of children whose social-economic status is low, that are extremely likely to be socially excluded.
These can be children from families suffering from poverty, or rather children from dysfunctional families or ones who are at foster care. Those who come from a poor background are different from the others because they can't afford things everyone else can, and this is sometimes seen in their appearance. This leads to their being teased and excluded (Pamela A., 2006).
As for the children who are at care, they often do not receive emotional support and care, and are not raised in conditions which children need while growing up. Consequently, these children tend to behave badly at school, receive low grades and not make many friends and form social relationships with other children. These are all reasons why they are socially excluded.
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