In a series of studies, we investigated the role of economic structures (farming vs. herding) and source of ostracism (close other vs. stranger) in social exclusion experiences. We first confirmed that herders rely on strangers to a greater extent than do farmers for economic success (validation study). Next, we verified that farmers and herders understand the concept of ostracism, and its emot...

Social Deprivation and Exclusion of Immigrants in Germany This paper aims at providing empirical evidence on social exclusion of immigrants in Germany. We demonstrate that when using a conventional definition of the social inclusion index typically applied in the literature, immigrants appear to experience a significant degree of social deprivation and exclusion, confirming much of the economic...

There is exclusion on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, or ethnicity in many nations under diverse social, economic, and political systems. Such exclusion is a problem in several countries in Asia. And although many Asian countries— such as China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the Philippines—have developed equal opportunity policies to overcome economic di...

issues paper Acknowledgements Minority Rights Group International (MRG) gratefully acknowledges the support of all organizations and individuals who gave financial and other assistance for this paper, including the Department for International Development (UK) and CORDAID. She is an economist specializing in the analysis of poverty, inequality and redistribution in developing countries, the eco...

issues paper Acknowledgements Minority Rights Group International (MRG) gratefully acknowledges the support of all organizations and individuals who gave financial and other assistance for this paper, including the Department for International Development (UK) and CORDAID. She is an economist specializing in the analysis of poverty, inequality and redistribution in developing countries, the eco...

This article discusses the concept of social exclusion with an eye to assessing its utility in the study of ethnic and racial group inequality in the modern nation state. A brief review of the literature and some methodological discussion are offered. The article then examines race-based social exclusion in the United States, showing bow race and ethnicity can inhibit the full participation of ...