Social Marginalization

Social exclusion, marginalization or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term used widely in Europe and was first used in France. It is used across disciplines including education, sociology, psychology, politics and economics

Marginalization has been defined as a complex process of relegating specific groups of people to the lower or outer edge of society. It effectively pushes these groups of people to the margin of society economically, politically, culturally and socially following the policy of exclusion.

Marginalized means, literally, pushed to the edges. Most commonly, this term in used to refer to groups in a social context. Basically, it means that those in power are not taking the concerns or needs of that group seriously and that they have been denied any political or other power.

The process whereby something or someone is pushed to the edge of a group and accorded lesser importance. This is predominantly a social phenomenon by which a minority or sub-group is excluded

Marginalization is at the core of exclusion from fulfilling and full social lives at individual, interpersonal and societal levels. 

to relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group.