1) Position 2) Spatial relation 
[n] - the property of being marginal or on the fringes
noun the property of being marginal or on the fringes
A concept used to explain the poor political, economic, and social conditions of individuals within a society, social classes within a nation, or nations within the larger world community. It refers often to poverty-stricken groups left behind in the modernization process. They are not integrated into the socioeconomic system, and their relative po...