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marginalization
[ mahr-juh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of placing a person or thing in a position of lesser importance, influence, or power; the state of being placed in such a position:
The social marginalization of overweight adolescents may further reduce their self-esteem and increase depression.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of marginalization1
Example Sentences
“Women, especially women of color and those facing multiple forms of marginalization, tend to have lower incomes because of pay discrimination, occupational segregation and overrepresentation in the low-paid work,” Matsui said.
“Broken Horses” shares a title with her memoir and confronts her upbringing and the marginalization she’s faced throughout her life.
Many Americans are already in survival mode because of extreme economic precarity and other forms of marginalization.
Inequality and marginalization are major factors blocking patient access to reliable, comprehensible and trustworthy information about how to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Black women especially carry that burden and pain from the double marginalization of gender and race in America — and their roles as leaders in the long Black Freedom Struggle.
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