<P> Marginal man or marginal man theory is a sociological concept first developed by sociologists Robert Ezra Park (1864--1944) and Everett Stonequist (1901--1979) to explain how an individual suspended between two cultural realities may struggle to establish his or her identity . </P> <P> The term "marginal man" was first coined by sociologist Robert Ezra Park in 1926 to describe an individual influenced by two differing ethnic or racial groups . According to Park: </P>

What does it mean to be a marginal person