The deeper truth behind these statistics is the emergence of a generation for whom life has been shaped by lost opportunities, an unclear identity and a growing sense of marginalisation.
To participate fully in multicultural societies we need a well-developed sense of identity, but growing unemployment and marginalisation mean people lose that identity and start defining themselves in opposition to others – fertile ground for extremists to spread their message of hatred.
"These mixed neighbourhoods disappeared after Muslims became the main victims in communal riots which have gone on a par with their growing socio-economic marginalisation," write Christophe Jaffrelot and Charlotte Thomas in their study of ghettoisation in Ahmedabad.
Overall a new reality was increasingly evident in Jerusalem, one marked by growing Palestinian alienation and marginalisation, a loss of hope in the possibility of positive change, deep mutual mistrust and a sense of loss of security among both communities".
But radicalism was growing among Kenya's Muslim minority, fuelled by a sense of marginalisation, extremist clerics, the impact of the US-led "war on terror" and a shift away from traditional moderate Islamic practices to more rigorous versions of the faith influenced by countries in the Gulf.
The social marginalisation of trans people is the focus of a growing body of scholarly work that draws attention to discrimination in employment, education, income, and housing [ 1- 3].
A similar Guardian study, published earlier this year, revealed growing concern about pensions, health and social care, rising living costs and marginalisation.
Yet new research for the Guardian shows many older people do not share his optimism about the future of our rapidly ageing society, amid growing concern about pensions, health and social care, rising living costs and marginalisation.
While the results revealed growing concern about pensions, health and social care, rising living costs and marginalisation, there were also many interesting views on how society can harness the skills, knowledge and experience of older generations.
