Obezwładniająca moc niektórych enklaw społecznych
Overwhelming power of certain social enclaves

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on the relationship between certainenclaves and its members – individuals. An attempt was made todemonstrate that the power of an enclave can lead to a number ofsocial impacts that restrict individuals, and even their participationin social life outside the enclave, or – on the contrary – it can promotethe achievement of a high social position.This power that overwhelms the individuals results from thestrength of social networks, economic and cultural capitals that aregenerated by it, from the socialization function, leading to the factthat the enclave becomes the most important and sometimes theonly reference group.As a consequence, the enclave may limit the opportunities forsocial advancement in a society, it may create economic, cultural,social and political self-exclusion from the wider society as a resultof the social impact of the pressure exerted by the enclave but itcan also equip its members in the “above average” capital that isnecessary to succeed in the wider society.

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