Marginal Groups and Mainstream American Culture

by Yolanda Estes

Book Overview

They are often portrayed as outsiders: ethnic minorities, the poor, the disabled, and so many others--all living on the margins of mainstream society. Countless previous studies have focused on their pain and powerlessness, but that has done little more than sustain our preconceptions of marginalized groups.

Most accounts of marginalization approach the subject from a distance and tend to overemphasize the victimization of outsiders. Taking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700610480
• ISBN13: 9780700610488
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"