The document discusses the concept of marginalization through examining marginalized groups around the world. It defines marginalization as the process by which individuals or groups are excluded based on their identities. Examples provided include non-Arab Sudanese being oppressed in Sudan, over 5 million people affected by conflict in Darfur, one in five Tanzanian girls receiving no education, adolescent girls in Africa facing threats to their human rights, and Indian farmers committing suicide due to debt and economic reforms. Marginalized populations are defined as groups experiencing social exclusion and inequalities.

1. Examining the Margins
A Concept Analysis of Marginalization

2. Marginalization
Process through which individuals or groups are
peripheralized on the basis of their identities, associations,
experiences, and environments.
The Sudanese government is accused of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in favor of
Sudanese Arabs. In Darfur, over 5 million people have been affected by the conflict.

3. Social Exclusions
Refers to the norms and processes that prevent certain
groups from equal and effective participation in the
social, economic, cultural, and political life of societies.
One in five Tanzanian girls has no
education at all. [Source: United
Nations, Tanzania, "Delivering as
One" (July 2010)]
dolescent Girls’ human rights in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe are seriously threatened
y harmful traditional practices, the breakdown of cultural traditions, and the loss of protective
uardians. Adolescent girls’ morbidity and mortality are on the increase - HIV/AIDS rates among
rls are consistently higher than those among boys in the same age group.

4. Marginalized Populations
Groups of people who are socially excluded
and experience inequalities in the distribution
of resources and power.
"Every 30 Minutes": Crushed by Debt and Neoliberal Reforms, Indian
Farmers Commit Suicide at Staggering Rate
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/11/every_30_minutes_crushed_by_debt

5. Social Marginalization
Constructed in terms of geography: people and
groups who are positioned in places that are far
away from the resources they need such as
hospitals, food and water, and schools
Indigenous peoples make up about one
third of the world’s 900 million extremely
poor rural people
http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/web/guest/topic/statistics/tags/indigenous%20peoples