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Marginalisation of Australian Aborigines. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, May 2009, Pages: 116
Despite years of policy attention, Aboriginal people
still represent the poorest and most marginalised
group in the Australian society. Previous research
has shown that indigenous Australians are
significantly disadvantaged in terms of economic,
social and cultural rights. With a notion of relative
poverty in affluent societies and a framework
involving non-economic factors as a point of
departure, this book gives an empirical account of
lived experiences of social exclusion in a specific
urban indigenous community. The data analysis
reveals that general misconceptions of Aboriginal
lifestyle and culture are deeply rooted in the non-
indigenous population; to such an extent that
stereotypes and negative attitudes are continuously
being upheld. It also shows that the Australian
Government’s approach to improve the situation for
indigenous people has had significant deficiencies.
The analysis sheds some light on marginalisation of
indigenous groups, and should be particularly
suitable for professionals in the fields of
Antropology, Ethnic-, and Indigenous Studies, or
anyone else interested in issues of marginalisation
and discrimination.
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