Research in Race and Ethnic Relations. Volume 12

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By : Dennis M. Rutledge

Marginality and Power: The document explores the concept of marginality and its dual paradoxes, highlighting how marginalized individuals are both "outsiders as insiders" and "insiders outsiders.

Youth and Marginality: It discusses the impact of marginality on youth, including issues like exclusion, civic invisibility, and the influence of religiosity on deviance and criminal activity.

Social Construction of Identity: The document examines how ethnic and gender identities are socially constructed, with specific focus on groups like Indochinese refugees and Uighur Muslim women in China.

Class and Marginality: It addresses the marginal status of teachers in elite school systems and tests theories related to ghetto-related behaviors, values, and poverty.

JAI Press. Greenich Connecticut. 2005. 272p.