marginalized communities
Society's overlooked populations
Marginalized communities are groups pushed to the edges of social, economic, or political power.
The term encompasses people disadvantaged by race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, poverty, or other factors that limit their access to resources and opportunities.
Programs aimed at marginalized communities, voices from marginalized communities.
The phrase is common in academic, activist, and policy contexts, sometimes criticized as vague or patronizing.
- DalitOppressed caste group member
- Arab AmericanAmerican of Arab ancestry
- African AmericanU.S. Black ethnic identity
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- caste systemHereditary class division
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marginalized communitiesprotected classes
Legally shielded identity categories