MEANING
AND CONCEPT OF MARGINALIZED CHILDREN
Introduction
Marginality is an experience that
affects millions of people throughout the world. People who have undergone
marginalization have relatively little control over their lives, and the
resources available to them. This results in making them handicapped in delving
contribution to society. A vicious circle is set up whereby their lack of
positive and supportive relationships means that they are prevented from
participating in local life, which in turn leads to further isolation. This has
a tremendous impact on development of human beings as well as on society at
large. As the objective of development is to create an enabling environment for
people to enjoy a productive, healthy, and creative life, it is important to
address the issue of marginalization.
Meaning
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, are i.e. marginalized.
A
marginalized group is a community that’s confined to the lower or peripheral
edge of the society. Such a group is dented involvement in mainstream economic,
political, cultural and social activities.
Marginalization
deprives a large majority of people across the globe from participating in the
development. It is a complex problem, and there are many factors that cause
marginalization. This complex and serious problem need to be addressed at the
policy level.
Definition
v ‘Marginalize’ means relegate to a
lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people.
-Collin Dictionary.
v ‘To marginalize a group of people
means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.’
-
Co
builds Dictionary.
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v ‘‘To be marginalized is to be
placed in the margins and thus excluded from the privilege and power found at the
center.’’
-The Encyclopedia.
v “Marginalization is 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, and their needs or desires ignored.”
v “Marginalization is a form of acute
and persistent disadvantage rooted in underlying social inequalities.”
-Education for All Monitoring Report.
v “Marginality is being outside the
mainstream of productive activity and or social reproductive activity.”
-Peter Leonard.
Concept of marginalized children
Marginalization has
aspects in sociological, economic and political debates. The forms of
marginalization may vary-generally linked to the level of development of
society: culturally and as importantly with relation to economics. In nations
such as India there is also the problem of the marginalization of dalit people,
tribal’s, and backward castes and communities. Examples of suitable forms of
marginalization would be selective hiring in various industry, or
discrimination against candidates for unemployment on the basis of religion,
origin, sexuality or sexual orientation, or on medical grounds. The effects of
marginalization are immense. Those who are marginalized generally suffer from a
crisis of identity. Social marginalization is the social disadvantage and
relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term widely used in Europe.
Conclusion
The pertinent question therefore is
where do the marginalized groups stand today? Though there has been some
important in certain shapes and some positive changes, the standard for the
living of marginalized communities has not improved.
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