Title: class eight civics understanding marginalisation subject notes
Headings: Understanding Marginalisation
Understanding Marginalisation
Meaning of Adivasis
Adivasis and Stereotyping
Adivasis and Development
Minorities and Marginalisation
Muslims and Marginalisation
Key Terminologies

Content: class eight civics understanding marginalisation subject notes
Understanding Marginalisation
To be marginalised is to be forced to occupy the sides or fringes and thus not be at the centre of things. In the social environment too, groups of people or communities may have the experience of being excluded. Their marginalisation can be because they speak a different language, follow different customs or belong to a different religious group from the majority community. They may also feel marginalised because they are poor, considered to be of ‘low’ social status and viewed as being less human than others. Sometimes, marginalised groups are viewed with hostility and fear. This sense of difference and exclusion leads to communities not having access to resources and opportunities and in their inability to assert their rights. They experience a sense of disadvantage and powerlessness vis-a-vis more powerful and dominant sections of the society; who own land, are wealthy, better educated and politically powerful. Thus, marginalisation is seldom experienced in one sphere. Economic, social, cultural and political factors work together to make certain groups in society feel marginalised.