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Record 1 1999-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology (General)
  • Social Organization
DEF

To place or collect in a ghetto.

CONT

It is not desirable to concentrate or ghettoize disabled students in a small group of schools.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
  • Organisation sociale
DEF

Enfermer (réellement ou, plus souvent, symboliquement) une minorité dans un ghetto, la tenir à l'écart du reste de la société.

CONT

Cette mesure dans le meilleur des cas ne ferait que ghetoïser davantage les mal-logés qui se verraient forcés de prendre les logements de mauvaise qualité, les seuls pouvant leur permettre d'équilibrer leur maigre budget.

Spanish

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