I noticed that a "social exclusion" type of analysis was applied by French commentators to the explanation of why many young Muslim males were very susceptible to recruitment by radical groups.
The unemployment rate of males in their 20s was said to be 30%-40% and prospects of gainful employment were slim.
Ken --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu Professor Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- On 1/10/2015 10:55 AM, Christopher Green wrote:
Although the term isn’t used in English very much, the French (and other Europeans) talk not so much about mere “unemployment” but about “social exclusion”: people who have, essentially, fallen out (or been driven out) of the culture by poverty. By bringing them back into the culture at a minimal level, you give them an opportunity (a real opportunity, not a merely theoretical one) to begin to effectively navigate the culture again — get training, an education, get a job, better clothes, a better home, etc. Are there some people who will “take advantage” and “mooch” off the kindness of others? Sure, a few, but most people are not satisfied to live at a mere subsistence level when real opportunities are available for them to improve their situation. And the result is living in society with far less abject poverty and need (and all the socially undesirable behavior that comes with that). "Crazy socialist propaganda" off. Chris ….. Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca <mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo ………………………………...
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