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Belonging, connectedness and social exclusion

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posted on 2024-09-20, 02:56 authored by Beth CrispBeth Crisp
Promoting connectedness and/or a sense of belonging are strategies used in addressing social exclusion. While belonging and connectedness are often used interchangeably, this paper demonstrates that while they may be co-existent, it is equally possible to have one without the other. Hence, this paper contends that these two concepts need to be carefully distinguished by those planning and delivering social work services. Furthermore, consideration of both connectedness and belonging enables a more nuanced understanding of social exclusion which challenges the assumption that inclusion and exclusion are binary opposites, and that it is possible to be both included and excluded at the same time.

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Journal

Journal of Social Inclusion

Volume

1

Pagination

123-132

ISSN

1836-8808

eISSN

1836-8808

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

2

Publisher

School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University

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