Social exclusion

A state experienced by persons who, because of considerably limited resources when compared to the average individual, are excluded from ordinary living patterns, customs and activities.

"The primary forms of exclusion cover

• circumstances in which people are left out of society, through non-inclusion in systems of social protection;
• circumstances, like poverty and disability, when they are unable to participate in ordinary activities;
• circumstances in which people are shut out, through stigma or discrimination."

(Spicker, P., et al. Poverty: An international glossary. 2éd., London: Zed Books, 2007, p.73)