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标题：Gypsies as a Marginal Group
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作者：ŠUĆUR, Zoran
期刊名称：Drustvena istrazivanja. Journal for General Social Issues
印刷版ISSN：1330-0288
出版年度：2000
卷号：9
期号：2-3 (46-47)
页码：211-227
出版社：Institute of Social Sciences IVO PILAR
摘要：In the introductory part the notion and basic concepts of marginality are explained. The starting points of socioeconomic and sociocultural approach are highlighted briefly. In the central part of the paper the main dimensions of marginality of Gypsies are analyzed. The author attaches most importance to economic, spatial, cultural and political dimensions and elaborates them in more detail. A tendency to some occupations and professions, integration in formal employment and economic status are key indicators of economic marginalization. Spatial marginalization manifests itself in spatial segregation and the “quality” of space where Gypsies live. Cultural marginalization is evident at the level of value system and style of life, while political marginalization is related to poor political participation and partial citizenship. Also, as the author found that Gypsies are marginalized on many dimensions, he tries to identify changes taking place on each dimension of marginalization. In the final part of the paper the author deals with specific problems in social integration of Gypsies. The so-called reversed acculturation characterizes Gypsies; that is, the process of acculturation encompassed considerably a lot of elements of their intrinsic culture. The consequence is that Gypsies have retained their tribal organization for a long time and have been excluded from processes of modernization in which other citizens have taken part. Eventually, some measures are proposed in order to make the social integration of Gypsies more successful.