social exclusion; homelessness; constructionism

This study deals with social exclusion from the viewpoint of the development of the contemporary society in transition from an industrial to a postindust. society. He examines when this term emerged and in what context it started to be used. It focuses especially on search for causes of soc. exclus., its various types and stages. It deals with the issue of soc. exclusion from the viewpoint of theories of society and theories of soc. structure at a more general level. The study is based exclusively on French literature because this term is closely related to French sociology. It corresponds with the spirit of the discipline emphasizing social integrity at the macrosoc. level and the existence of soc. bond at the level of interpersonal relations since the time of Durkheim. Soc. exclusion is a threat to both to the same extent. The phenomenon of soc. exclusion and its extreme manifestation, homelessness, is used for an analysis of the possibilities and limits of soc. constructivism.

This study deals with social exclusion from the viewpoint of the development of the contemporary society in transition from an industrial to a postindust. society. He examines when this term emerged and in what context it started to be used. It focuses especially on search for causes of soc. exclus., its various types and stages. It deals with the issue of soc. exclusion from the viewpoint of theories of society and theories of soc. structure at a more general level. The study is based exclusively on French literature because this term is closely related to French sociology. It corresponds with the spirit of the discipline emphasizing social integrity at the macrosoc. level and the existence of soc. bond at the level of interpersonal relations since the time of Durkheim. Soc. exclusion is a threat to both to the same extent. The phenomenon of soc. exclusion and its extreme manifestation, homelessness, is used for an analysis of the possibilities and limits of soc. constructivism.