Social Causes Of Marginalisation

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MARGINALISATION: Marginalisation is defined as a social process whereby certain groups or individuals are pushed to the outer edge of society, resulting in being unable to fully participate in society and having a lessened about of resources and rights as someone that is not marginalised. This is an ongoing and changing process. For example, an individual or group may have a high social status, but due to social change, they can lose this status and become marginalised (Burton & Kagan, n.d.). Becoming marginalised causes people to fear being a part of mainstream society. Marginalisation can be due to an individual’s social class, race, sexual orientation, disability or something as little as a fashion choice. People mostly discriminate against …show more content…

An example of this marginalisation can be related to the health care system. Māori report that health care is catered mostly towards the dominant culture, and that it is not appropriate or culturally safe, resulting in the people being reluctant to ask for help. (Wilson & Barton, 2012). A reported cause of this marginalisation in the health sector is due to staff insensitivity. These staff are described as disrespectful, judgemental and having bad communication skills (Ministry of Health, …show more content…

In relation to culture, globalisation integrates the ideas, norms, values and behaviours that the different cultures in the world have (Cole, 2015). An example of globalisation within culture would be the diverse range of different ethnic food in supermarkets. Relating to the economy, globalisation is the development of businesses or other organisations that help integrate the world into one economic system (Revise Sociology, 2016). Socially, globalisation aims to integrate the world as a whole, which is done through many agents. An example of this may be the use of social media such as Facebook and Instagram, as It is connecting people together from different

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