noun
marginal man
Sociological term for a person caught between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either.
移民二世はしばしばマージナルマンとしての葛藤を抱える。
Second-generation immigrants often struggle as marginal men.
Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
Loanword from English 'marginal man', a sociological concept popularized by Robert E. Park in the early 20th century.