Understanding Social Inclusion: Definition, Historical Events, and Current Ethical and Legislative Aspects

Running head: SOCIAL INCLUSION
SOCIAL INCLUSION
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1SOCIAL INCLUSION
Introduction:
Several influences have begun through the social enterprise in Australia. Community
organizations have been providing services to poor people and people who are marginalized
(Taylor, 2015). In the year 2008 Australian government announced a program named as social
inclusion program to achieve several aims. The program involves the approach that community
legal centers give to dealing with communities as well as communities who are faced with legal
problems that result as their disadvantages such as the principle of self-empowerment,
community development, early engagement and stakeholder partnership. The reason government
announced the program was due to the deep-rooted issue of unequal distribution (Ho, 2013). The
aim of the report is to understand the concept of social inclusion along with the relevant
historical events and current ethical and legislative aspects.

2SOCIAL INCLUSION
Definition of Social inclusion
There is no existing definition of social inclusion that is universally accepted. According to the
Australia social inclusion board, it is possessing the resources, opportunities and capacities to:
• Learn, such as participating in learning and education
• Work, such as engage in employment and any other unpaid or voluntary work involving
• Engage, such as connecting with people, using local services and participating in local, civic,
cultural, recreational activities.
• Having a voice, such as taking part in altering decisions that will affect them (McLachlan,
Gilfillan & Gordon, 2013).
The definition provided by UNESCO has intended to highlight the values of human
rights in a society that is socially inclusive. According to UNESCO, inclusive society can be
defined as a society for everyone, where each person has a purpose. It is a society that is based
on basic values of equity, equality, social justice and human rights and freedoms and also on the
laws of tolerance and embracing heterogeneity (Hardy & Woodcock, 2015).
Important historical events
Experiencing discrimination can lead to several problems such as poor health and in both
mentally and physically. Discrimination on various aspect has been happening since a several
years and along with time modifications are being made. It is known that racism is one factor
that directly and indirectly excludes people from accessing resources which is everyone’s
fundamental rights. Discrimination limits people who differ from the majority from participating