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Understanding Marginalisation Class 8

The document discusses different marginalized groups in India including scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward castes, minorities, women, and children. It explains that marginalization refers to groups being excluded from participation in society and facing adverse effects like poverty and discrimination. Specific groups discussed include scheduled castes comprising over 1/7th of the population facing illiteracy and atrocities; scheduled tribes known as adivasis originating as original inhabitants; other backward castes making up 52% of the population; issues faced by women like lower literacy rates and sex ratio; minorities being underrepresented politically and economically; and problems faced by children like exploitation and child labor due to poverty.

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Understanding Marginalisation Class 8

The document discusses different marginalized groups in India including scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward castes, minorities, women, and children. It explains that marginalization refers to groups being excluded from participation in society and facing adverse effects like poverty and discrimination. Specific groups discussed include scheduled castes comprising over 1/7th of the population facing illiteracy and atrocities; scheduled tribes known as adivasis originating as original inhabitants; other backward castes making up 52% of the population; issues faced by women like lower literacy rates and sex ratio; minorities being underrepresented politically and economically; and problems faced by children like exploitation and child labor due to poverty.

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UNDERSTANDING

MARGINALISATION
OVERVIEW

UNDERSTANDING
MARGINALISATIO
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SCHEDULED OTHER
CASTES AND BACKWARD MINORITIES PROBLEMS RELATED
TRIBES CASTES AND WOMEN TO CHIDREN
WHAT IS MARGINALISATION??
In which a group of people are excluded
from the participation in the society
Affects a lot of people
Nature of marginalisation varies
Has adverse affects on individuals
Social marginalisation
When a group of people are deprived of
having equal opportunity
These are socially and economically weak
Vulnerable to poverty and discrimination
Don’t have oppurtunities at times
Marginalised groups
Scheduled castes
Scheduled tribes
Other backward castes
Minorities
Women
Children
Scheduled castes
Placed at the bottom of social structure
Comprise more than one seventh of the
population
Maximum number of them are illeterate
Face a lot of atrocities
Faced discrimination in all kinds of
spheres
Scheduled tribes
Known as adivasis
Originated from Sanskrit meaning
original inhabitants
Belong to tribal communities
There are about 705 ST’s in india
Article 275 ensures the welfare of this
people
Other backward castes
isa collective term used by the  
Government  to classify castes which are
educationally or socially disadvantaged.
 were found to comprise 52%
entitled to 27% reservations in 
public sector employment and higher
education.
Women
Sex ratio in 2011-940females:1000males
Girls are often denied from their rights
Female literacy rate is 65.5%
Girls usually outperform boys
They are not literated
Sex ratio
The sex ratio is the ratio of males to 
females in a population. 
Right to health
enumerated in international agreements
which include the 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
, cultural rights etc
Supreme Court held that Article 21 of the
Constitution of India in relation to human
rights
Minorities
Who are less in population
Not represented politically, economically
Termed on the basis of religion, language
etc
Some are created by our political system
the minority groups get marginalized but
it is not necessarily the case always.
Caste distribution in india
Problems related to children
Right against exploitation says no child of
age under 14 shoudnt be involved in
hazardous work
Poverty is the main problem which makes
thir children to wrok
Child labou r is widespread in india

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