Of course, nothing like that employment rate could happen here. On Jan 10, 2015, at 11:18 AM, Ken Steele <[email protected] > wrote:
> > I noticed that a "social exclusion" type of analysis was applied by French > commentators to the explanation of why many young Muslim males were very > susceptible to recruitment by radical groups. > > The unemployment rate of males in their 20s was said to be 30%-40% and > prospects of gainful employment were slim. > > Ken > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [email protected] > Professor > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On 1/10/2015 10:55 AM, Christopher Green wrote: >> >> Although the term isn’t used in English very much, the French >> (and other Europeans) talk not so much about mere “unemployment” >> but about “social exclusion”: people who have, essentially, >> fallen out (or been driven out) of the culture by poverty. By >> bringing them back into the culture at a minimal level, you give >> them an opportunity (a real opportunity, not a merely theoretical >> one) to begin to effectively navigate the culture again — get >> training, an education, get a job, better clothes, a better home, >> etc. Are there some people who will “take advantage” and “mooch” >> off the kindness of others? Sure, a few, but most people are not >> satisfied to live at a mere subsistence level when real >> opportunities are available for them to improve their situation. >> And the result is living in society with far less abject poverty >> and need (and all the socially undesirable behavior that comes >> with that). >> >> "Crazy socialist propaganda" off. >> Chris >> ….. Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=41485 or send a blank email to leave-41485-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
