DELINCVENȚA JUVENILĂ, MIGRAȚIA ȘI DIZABILITATEA: TREI FEȚE ALE ALTERITĂȚII ȘI MANAGEMENTULUI SOCIAL

Abstract:

Alterity has many faces, but three of the most recognizable are delinquency, disability, and migration. All three are deviations from an ideal social norm. The young offender, the disabled, and the migrant are forcing us to question what normalcy is, what is the foundation of our social functioning, and why we have difficulties in accommodating outliers in our social fabric. In this paper, we analyze the disabling effect of delinquency and how different cultures respond to it. We will discuss the different strategies that societies employ in treating specific alter groups and how public attitudes are different across the cultures. We conclude that we are beginning to recognize the disabling effect that social norms have on the lives of those marginalized by society and that we are in a full paradigmatic battle between two social forces: inclusion and diversity movements and traditional conservative views. The social and moral implications of this battle define the current struggling perspectives on how to treat offenders and how to integrate migrants and disabled people in social life.

Keywords:

disability, delinquency, migration, exclusion, social theory