The term marginal is used to refer to everything that is on the margin, at the end or edge of an object, especially when talking about the pages and wanting to realize that this or that annotation, for example, was made outside the picture that frames it.
And by the way, marginal notes They turn out to be those clarifications that are made regarding some doubtful concept outside the space that is established to write.
On the other hand, the term marginal is also used repeatedly to refer to that person who lives outside the legal and social limits of the community or society in which he resides and in which, due to these conditions that we mention, cannot be inserted.
Then, being outside the established canons to establish himself in society in a harmonious way, he is excluded and marginalized. Marginalization of any kind implies a serious case of discrimination against the individual in question. Generally, marginalized people live in poverty, without the possibility of accessing opportunities, for example to study, to have health coverage, decent housing, among other issues. Although there may be many factors and causes that lead a person to the condition of marginalization, the lack of work turns out to be one of the determining and most recurrent factors when decreeing the marginalization of a person.
Also, marginalization may not be a matter of a single individual but of a social group, an ethnic group, a religious group, among others. Gypsies, the poor and some urban "tribes" who follow certain concepts of life are often the targets of marginalization within a society.
On the other hand, the term marginal is often used to refer to that matter, question or aspect that presents a secondary or little importance.
While, In the economy, the term also observes a special significance, since it is called marginal utility to the utility of the last unit of a good produced on which its market value will depend. The consumer will demand goods and also his satisfaction with the acquisition of them but up to a certain point that his satisfaction will decrease and with it also the demand for the product. Full customer satisfaction occurs when marginal utility drops to zero.
