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A Conversation about Communication-Based Marginalization in Everyday Life

In: Intersectional Challenges to Cohesion? On Marginalization in an Inclusive Society, hg. von Yudit Namer, Anne Stöcker, Amani Ashour, Janine Dieckmann, Philipp Schmidt und Carmen Zurbriggen, 103–119. Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt 7. Frankfurt: Campus

Authors

Anne Stöcker und Yudit Namer

Abstract

A Conversation about Communication-Based Marginalization in Everyday Life

Language and communication reflect, promote, and facilitate power structures in general, including discrimination and marginalization. Although this in well known, discrimination based on language or communication is rarely targeted in legislation (Ng 2007). In this chapter, we attempt to highlight the omnipresent but rarely tangible consequences of everyday communication-based marginalization for social cohesion. The concept of social cohesion has become more popular, particularly in relation to dangers to it. However, social cohesion in a positive manner, as lived and experienced, is characterized by a sense of belonging, trust, and participation in a certain group (e.g., Green and Janmaat 2011), all of which are conveyed through communication. In this chapter, we address communication in everyday life as a condition for social participation and cohesion. We call attention to marginalizing mechanisms and cohesion-promoting examples, illustrating possible and realistic, communication-based ways to substantially reduce or eliminate marginalization in order to facilitate a more cohesive society. We conclude with recommendations for more inclusive and cohesive communication practices.

Sources

Stöcker, Anne und Yudit Namer. 2024. A Conversation about Communication-Based Marginalization in Everyday Life. In: Intersectional Challenges to Cohesion? On Marginalization in an Inclusive Society, hg. von Yudit Namer, Anne Stöcker, Amani Ashour, Janine Dieckmann, Philipp Schmidt und Carmen Zurbriggen, 103–119. 1. Aufl. Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt 7. Frankfurt: Campus, 19.06.2024. url: https://www.campus.de/buecher-campus-verlag/wissenschaft/soziologie/intersectional_challenges_to_cohesion-17944.html.

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