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Sociology: General Terms and Concepts
Marginalization
Marginalization
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Marginalization
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Marginalization comprises those processes by which individuals and groups are ignored or relegated to the sidelines of political debate, social negotiation, and economic bargaining — and kept there. Homelessness, age, language, employment status, skill, race, and religion are some criteria historically used to marginalize. Marginalized groups tend to overlap; groups excluded in one arena, say in political life, tend to be excluded in other arenas, say in economic status. Concern with marginalization is relatively recent. As the advance of democratization and citizenship swell the ranks of those “ included ” in the social order, the plight of those with limited access to the franchise and without rights or at least enforceable claims to rights becomes problematic. Our discussion focuses on two main issues. First, what are marginalizing processes and how do they operate? Second, why are so many of the same groups — women, ethnic groups, religious minorities — marginalized in a variety of situations and institutions?