Talk:Social integration

This article was the subject of an educational assignment in Spring 2015. Further details are available on the course page.
--Jwan126 (talk) 21:12, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Anomie?

"hand in hand with .....anomie"?????? Please explain!— Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.84.222.76 (talk • contribs) 16:20, 21 September 2008

The statement "It is important to note that within the field of Sociologoy social intergration usually goes hand in with social solidarity and social amonie." was added by this 19 March 2007 unreferenced and unexplained edit. This unexplained 22 September 2008 edit removed the term. See social anomie, or simply, anomie. – Wbm1058 (talk) 23:24, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Badly written

This article seems, no offence to the writer intended, to be particularly badly written and of poor quality in general. Could someone good at wikiediting please imrove it. It is quite an important topic in sociology and therefore deserves a good article.... CT —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.233.199.64 (talk) 11:16, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, hopelessly essay-like. I've added the appropiate template. It's extraordinary there isn't a good article on 'social integration' in Wikipedia. Out of my competence I'm afraid. FightingMac (talk) 04:15, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Content removed, feel free to re-add any bits from this with citations(everything following until my sig has been removed): Even if in theory the integration of any refugees or minorities can be considered as a similar overture to the world of differences, in facts, the awareness is quite different: on one hand you face a "stranger" to the community and on the other, it is just a part of the community that you grow with knowing it to be underprivileged. Integration act takes then another colon because not only you have to open your mind and door to something new but you have also to question your whole own existence, those privileges that have founded your life until now. This is the case when we are talking about racial or sexual privileges and also about the disabled social integration. When you have grown knowing this and that, it is not easy to back flat those elementary conceptions and reinvent whole new fundamentals.That is the reason why in History these integration steps have always been driven by a few or marked by symbolic events. Martin Luther King's speech or Rosa Parks protest are one of those events that embody the racial unity.There is always a leader who can build a new horizon of thinking and show it to the world before acceptance by the majority. Those men and women that have made possible a new way of thinking, a new way of living. They have change the common part in everybody, what we call "the human being". Lao Tseu, the great Chinese master, said:"the Wise Man Knows without going, Sees without seeing, Does without doing" He faces the world without never passing the doorway. These leadership are necessary in that case. Mahatma Gandhi, the great spirit, has been the one who brings Indian people's right to the table. L'Abbé Pierre, in France, is the one who opens the eyes to the homeless conditions. In Switzerland, the social integration of the disabled is now materialized in a website that spread informations and defend their rights. John Lennon has become the symbol of the Peace And Love generation, defending the idea that Love is above everything.In sociology, social integration usually goes hand in hand with social solidarity. In reality, social integration - the act of acceptance - and social solidarity - the act of sharing - are spread in time with a delay depending on how depend is the feelings towards the new arrivals. It is just like letting a stranger in your house: giving accommodation for a minute or a night doesn't obligatory means sharing more personal things! For example, in our society, disabled are said to be well considered because of the accommodations and access they can find for their everyday moves but can we still talk about full integration' Certainly not. In people's mind, handicap is still related to weakness even if disabled persons can do things that others cannot. Sports World Championships always find a good audience and coverage but when you are talking about Disabled sports, things just change dramatically.SunKing2 (talk) 21:39, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This article is an incredible mess. It would be better to start afresh with a clear definition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.115.18.85 (talk) 20:04, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Plagarised introduction

The definition at the beginning of this article seems to be plagiarised and is directly taken from its reference. This page here.

Speaking of an introduction: off the top of my head and with a quick search of the literature, I think creating a clear definition of 'social integration' would be difficult. The word is heavily politicised and is hard to describe outside of the current political discourses. So describing it outside of the Anti-Racism movement, multiculturalism and the multiculturalism backlash is impossible, at least if you want to do the topic justice. Johnwayne93 (talk) 02:55, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Constructive criticism

Although, this article seemed to be a bit plagiarized, and even sourced, it is not ok to copy and paste. For educational purposes, I suggest some research to be done and added to this page instead of bashing the editor. In relation to the topic itself, there should be sufficient examples of studies to provide validity of topic. Some of the resources didn't seem to be primary, in which I would suggest (along with Wiki) to add on. This article definitely needs a lot of work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwan126 (talk • contribs) 20:32, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bibliography for class assignment

Zunzunegui,; et al. (2003). "Social Networks, Social Integration, and Social Engagement Determine Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Spanish Older Adults". Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 58B (2): 93-100. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first1= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
Snyder, Eldon, E. (December 1962). "A Study in the Development of Social Integration in a New Social Group" (PDF). Journal of Educational Sociology. 36 (4): 163-169.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Scott, Robert, A. (March 1976). "Deviance, Sanctions, and Social Integration in Small-scale Societies" (PDF). Oxford Journals. 54 (3): 604-620.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Myers, Scott, M (August 1999). "Childhood Migration and Social Integration in Adulthood" (PDF). Journal of Marriage and Family. 61 (3): 774-789.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwan126 (talk • contribs) 23:05, 21 July 2015

Explanation of the modification

The definition of social integration was added. Then the concept of integration is also introduced for a better understanding of social integration. How to measure the social integration is an important issue in carrying out researches, which is also added.Mitisthere (talk) 17:11, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Expert Additions

I believe the section about Emile Durkheim is necessary, though a bit short. To make the page more valid, would it be beneficial to add: The basis of collective consciousness between people is the bond they have with those closest to them, such as their family or close friends. However, as population increases and more people are subject to participating in economic discussion with near and distant traders, this base seems to be lost, alluding to Durkheim's conclusion that modernity "heralds the disintegration of society". Citation 10 --Peterpiscera7 (talk) 07:36, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]