ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at marginality with regard to ethnicity, poverty, language, and religion. It explores a number of social and cultural problems into account that have to do with values: discrimination as to origin and wealth, problems of multilingual communication, and divisions and conflicts according to faith. The chapter approaches the theme of culture through a number of topics at various scales. It highlights a number of social and cultural elements and their relations to marginalization and globalization. The chapter illustrates the argument with reference to the Australian Aborigines. Social marginality is tied both to specific situations and to one's place in life, and events can suddenly change it—everybody knows and experiences ups and downs. Social marginalization also accompanies people who flee their home country for some reason and try to find refuge elsewhere. The chapter concludes with personal definition of culture.
