Social+Polarization

=General Definition=

Most soceities in the wrold and certainly OECD countires (US,UK) present powerful trends toward increasing inequality. There is increasing accumulation of wealth at the top, and the poverty at the bottom. Because there are some weaken and unskilled workers plus some well-educated workers may fall down due to the health, age, and lack of capacity to adapt to a given task or position. When social polarization occurs one social group forms into two opposing social sub groups. The more the social polarization continues the more the members each side has and the lower the amount of neutral group members.

Causes
Current trends that are affecting social polarization include: - The constant redefinition of skills and education. - Gender discrimination - lack of capacity to adapt to new conditions - Age - reasons of health


 * Effects

The effects of social polarization include: - Long-term unemployment - illness - Functional illiteracy - illegal status - Poverty - Family disruption - psychological crisis - homelessness - Drugs, crime.