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Also known as social marginalization, exclusion, maginalisation (social exclusion), social marginality

form of social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society

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sociology
partially coincident with
time-out
opposite of
social inclusion
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Social exclusion
different from
marginalisation
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Social exclusion or social marginalisation is social disadvantage and relegation to the fringes of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. In the EU context, the European Commission defines it as "a situation whereby a person is prevented (or excluded) from contributing to and benefiting from economic and social progress". It is used across disciplines including education, sociology, psychology, healthcare, politics and economics.

Social exclusion is the process in which individuals are blocked from (or denied full access to) various rights, opportunities and resources that are normally available to members of a different group, and which are fundamental to social integration and observance of human rights within that particular group (e.g. due process).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “social exclusion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.