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Examples Of Marginalization In Women
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DISCUSSION ABOUT MARGINALIZED WOMEN ISSUES
DR.C.SUBBULAKSHMI
Assistant Professor
Centre for Women’s Studies
Madurai Kamaraj university e-mail id: magarisha@gmail.com
Marginalization is the social process by which a person or a group of people are made marginal or become relegated to the fringe or edge of society. It occurs when people is pushed to the edge of a society, usually as an effect of discrimination making the person standout and look different from everybody else. They consequently feel alone and left out from the rest of society. Marginalization means the act of being relegated to a position indicating no importance. It is also the act of being confined to a lower social standing. In defining the term, "marginalization…show more content…
Minority sexual orientation is also associated with higher levels of mental health morbidity in Australian women. Over 34.8 per cent of lesbian and bisexual women had been diagnosed with depression by a doctor compared to 22.8 per cent of women in the general population. Almost one in five (19.3 per cent) lesbian and bisexual participants in a West Australian study reported current treatment for a mental health problem including anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems compared to 8.5 per cent of women in the general population. Stigmatisation, discrimination and lack of social support may play a role in explaining poorer mental…show more content…
Women as carers often report poorer physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing because of their caring responsibilities.