Whose Stories are Told and Whose Remain in the Margins?
Whose Stories are Told and Whose Remain in the Margin? Alex Martinez January 22, 2023 After reviewing week six and the definition of a marginalized person, which can be defined as, "a person on the margins of a situation or group has very little power, importance, or influence on the fringes." A marginalized person lacks power, importance, or influence because of the way they identify in society. A very bland example of a marginalized person would be a very poor person in a society of the very wealthy. This person is marginalized because of their economic status being less than those around them this gives them a lower stance in society. A marginalized person is not always between the rich and the poor but rather other circumstances that have less opportunity than other groups. A large example of this is between white and minority students as sometimes being a white American lead to more opportunities for power and influence while as sometimes being a minority