You have probably heard such a thing as “marginal” many times, but not everyone knows the true meaning of this phenomenon. Who is the marginal? Let's dispel all existing myths.
A marginal is a person who, for whatever reason, has dropped out of his usual environment, but has not joined a new layer of society. These individuals are in limbo, mainly due to cultural inconsistencies and for many other reasons.
The history of marginals
Nowadays, “marginal” is a rather fashionable word, but rather vague. Who is the marginal in reality, and how did this occur? It is believed that the first marginals were slaves who subsequently received freedom. Slaves were not adapted to live like free people and did not even want such changes. Another example, the modern marginal - these are elderly people who have spent many years in prison and went free. In conditions completely unfamiliar to them, they simply do not know how to exist and as a result return again to places not so remote.
The appearance of marginals can be fully explained. Sooner or later, relations between the state and society become obsolete, and the need for certain changes arises. For example, feudal relations are replaced by capitalist ones. With new forms of relationships, society has no choice but to adapt to innovations. However, society is very heterogeneous, in it there are certain classes (bourgeoisie, workers, peasants, etc.). Active members of society more successfully realize their new relationships, but passive, poorly educated layers are simply not ready for change, they are afraid of them, they do not know how to adapt quickly to them. Thus, it turns out that such a person will fall out of the system of public-state relations. A person who has lost his habitual habitat and has not found his calling in a new life - that’s who the marginal is.
Marginality as a phenomenon
People who do not perform any functions in society gradually begin to unite. Marginals are called personalities of completely different classes. Basically, these are the remnants of different sectors of society who have left the historical stage and have not found an occupation in a new life. Often, marginals are rather uneducated people who are unable to perform any systemic functions due to their ignorance.
The society of marginals, as a rule, is a big problem for any state, since they do not perform any useful actions in the new format of relations. In addition, such individuals are dangerous in that they rally and begin to undertake various protests against the current system. Marginals often create their own ideologies: fascism, communism, anarchism, etc.
Who is the marginal really? Ordinary rebel or victim of circumstances? In fact, it is difficult to say for sure, because the path of every person who has become a marginal has its own characteristics. Apparently, at first a person simply finds himself in adverse conditions for a normal life, and only later this state of affairs results in a certain conflict with society and with himself.