social exclusion

noun

1. sociol the failure of society to provide certain individuals and groups with those rights and benefits normally available to its members, such as employment, adequate housing, health care, education and training, etc

Example Sentences

After social exclusion in both high school and university, and as the sole Black American student at Cornell Law School, I was often silent about my own racial origins.”

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Estimates say there are about half a million transgender citizens in the country and they face continued social exclusion and abuse.

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An anti-poverty strategy was first proposed in 2006, with the aim of reducing social exclusion and deprivation.

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The anti-poverty strategy was first committed to 18 years ago with the aim of reducing social exclusion and deprivation.

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Poor access made her and others with disabilities vulnerable to "isolation.... it just exacerbates the social exclusion".

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