What is Marginalized

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To put (or keep) someone in a powerless position within a particular group. Learn more in: Navigating Parental Leave Through Ad Hoc Policies in Higher Education: Voices From the Field

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A person or group of people whose perspectives are outside the mainstream. Learn more in: Children and Youth Making Digital Media for the Social Good

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Further from the center of what is accepted as “normal”, being on the extremes of society i.e. both the financially impoverished and financially wealthy are marginalized where the middle income earners set the norm. Learn more in: “I Don't See Color, I Grade on Content”: An Approach to Addressing Embodied Microaggressive Behaviors in Preservice Teacher Programs

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The treatment of a person or group as insignificant or peripheral. In this chapter, service-learning groups support and perform services for several marginalized populations. Learn more in: Service-Learning and Social Justice for College and University Students: Replacing Memorization with Meaning

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The word has been used for women in this chapter implying the deprived of necessities; disempowered; neglected. Learn more in: Economic Empowerment of Women in Pakistan

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To be in a position of lower importance than other social classes. Learn more in: Barriers to a STEM Career: Math Anxiety and the Adult Female

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Relegated to a marginal position within a society or group. Learn more in: Linguistic Liberation: The Experiences of Black Higher Education Professionals

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An action that treats an individual or a person as insignificant, powerless, or unimportant. Learn more in: Reinventing Critical Digital Literacy to Empower Student-Teachers in Cross-Cultural, Web-Based Learning Environments

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A person or group within a particular identity category that are treated as insignificant or peripheral to what matters. Learn more in: A Culture of Care: A Critical Component of Equity in Action