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Marginalization Abstraction

Marginalization refers to the exclusion of people perceived as undesirable or unproductive from groups or communities. This limits their opportunities for survival. Marginalized groups include those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness, imprisonment, and various minorities defined by factors such as gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexuality, religion, or political views. Characteristics of marginalized groups are that they suffer discrimination, have distinguishing physical or cultural traits disapproved by dominant groups, share a collective identity and burdens, and tend to intermarry within their own group.

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Marginalization Abstraction

Marginalization refers to the exclusion of people perceived as undesirable or unproductive from groups or communities. This limits their opportunities for survival. Marginalized groups include those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness, imprisonment, and various minorities defined by factors such as gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexuality, religion, or political views. Characteristics of marginalized groups are that they suffer discrimination, have distinguishing physical or cultural traits disapproved by dominant groups, share a collective identity and burdens, and tend to intermarry within their own group.

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MARGINALIZATION :

In general, the term ‘marginalization’ describes the overt actions or tendencies of


human societies, where people who they perceive to undesirable or without
useful function, are excluded, i.e., marginalized. These people, who are
marginalized, from a GROUP or COMMUNITY for their protection and integration
and are known as ‘marginalized groups’. This limits their opportunities and
means for survival. Peter Leonard defines marginality as, “. . . being outside the
mainstream of productive activity and/or social reproductive activity”.

Marginalised and vulnerable groups include people with experiences of:

 Homelessness
 Problematic substance use (alcohol and drugs)
 Prison/offending

 Mental health problems


 women
 Ethnic minorities
 Individuals with physical or mental disabilities
 Elderly people or young people
 Sexual minorities
 Religious minorities
 political opposition
 Geographically or Culturally distant nations and peoples etc.

To further clarify the meaning and concept let us discuss certain


characteristics of marginalized groups:
Usually a minority group has the following characteristics:

1) It suffers from discrimination and subordination.


2) They have physical and/or cultural traits that set them apart, and which are
disapproved of, by a dominant group.
3) They share a sense of collective identity and common burdens.
4) They have shared social rules about who belongs, and who does not.
5) They have a tendency to marry within the group.

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