Social inclusion/exclusion as matters of social (in)justice: a call for nursing action

Social inclusion/exclusion involves just/unjust social relations and social structures enabling or constraining opportunities for participation and health. In this paper, social inclusion/exclusion is explored as a dialectic. Three discourses – discourses on recognition, capabilities, and equality a...

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Published in:Nursing inquiry 2015-06, Vol.22 (2), p.121-133
Main Authors: Yanicki, Sharon M, Kushner, Kaysi E, Reutter, Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
discourse
ethics
Ethics, Nursing
health
Healthcare Disparities - ethics
Humans
inequalities
Models, Theoretical
Morals
nurse roles
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Social Isolation
social justice
Social Justice - ethics
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Summary:Social inclusion/exclusion involves just/unjust social relations and social structures enabling or constraining opportunities for participation and health. In this paper, social inclusion/exclusion is explored as a dialectic. Three discourses – discourses on recognition, capabilities, and equality and citizenship – are identified within Canadian literature. Each discourse highlights a different view of the injustices leading to social exclusion and the conditions supporting inclusion and social justice. An Integrated Framework for Social Justice that incorporates the three discourses is developed and used to critique the dominant focus on distributive justice within foundational Canadian nursing documents. We propose a broader conceptualization of social (in)justice that includes both relational and structural dimensions. Opportunities for multilevel interventions to promote social justice are identified. This framework is congruent with nursing's moral imperative to promote health equity and with the multiple roles played by nurses to promote social justice in everyday practice.
ISSN:1320-7881
1440-1800
DOI:10.1111/nin.12076