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= Examples of marginalized groups = | |||
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'''Black, Indigenous and People of colour''' | |||
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Those who do not present or identify as 'white' experience marginalization related to the colour of their skin, or their race. | |||
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'''Women, non-binary, transgender, intersex etc. people''' | |||
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Those who do not identify as 'male cisgender' experience marginalization related to their gender identity. | |||
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'''Queer, gay, bisexual, asexual etc.''' | |||
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Those who do not identify as 'straight' or 'heterosexual' experience marginalization related to their sexual orientation. | |||
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'''Disabled, mentally ill, immunocompromised and chronically ill people''' | |||
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Those who do not identify as 'able-bodied/able-minded' experience marginalization related to their physical and/or mental health. | |||
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For more on the topic of marginalization, see our definitions page for [[oppression]], and for information on how multiple forms of marginalization interact and compound one another, see our page on [[intersectionality]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 18 November 2022
Marginalization is a process that keeps groups or individuals from having access to power within social, economic, cultural and political institutions; the exclusion, relegation, stigmatization, and oppression of certain communities by dominant / oppressor groups - Robert Schaefer, adapted by Michelle Xie [1]
Examples of marginalized groups
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Black, Indigenous and People of colour |
Those who do not present or identify as 'white' experience marginalization related to the colour of their skin, or their race. |
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Women, non-binary, transgender, intersex etc. people |
Those who do not identify as 'male cisgender' experience marginalization related to their gender identity. |
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Queer, gay, bisexual, asexual etc. |
Those who do not identify as 'straight' or 'heterosexual' experience marginalization related to their sexual orientation. |
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Disabled, mentally ill, immunocompromised and chronically ill people |
Those who do not identify as 'able-bodied/able-minded' experience marginalization related to their physical and/or mental health. |
For more on the topic of marginalization, see our definitions page for oppression, and for information on how multiple forms of marginalization interact and compound one another, see our page on intersectionality.
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