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Encyclopedia: Minority group

For other uses, see Minority (disambiguation). A minority or subordinate group is a sociological group that does not constitute a politically dominant plurality of the total population of a given society. A sociological minority is not necessarily a numerical minority — it may include any group that is disadvantaged with respect to a dominant group in terms of social status, education, employment, wealth and political power. To avoid confusion, some writers prefer the terms "subordinate group" and "dominant group" rather than "minority" and "majority".

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How to say "Minority group" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	少数民族
	(Japanese)	社会的少数者
	(German)	Minderheit
	(Spanish)	Minoría
	(Italian)	Minoranza

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Barnabas Fund

The Barnabas Fund is named after Barnabas the Apostle.It is a Christian organisation based in Wiltshire,U.K that seeks to encourage Christian minority groups living in areas where they are persecuted for their faith.As such it tries to draw attention to human rights abuses...

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Bats (language)

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Dong

Dong may refer to any of the following; Currency unit of Vietnam (đồng, ₫). 1 dong = 100 xu (Colloq.) Penis Creature in the nonsense poetry of Edward Lear, The Dong with a Luminous Nose Dong people (侗族), an ethnic minority group in the Guangxi and Guizhou provinces of south-west China...

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The Baltimore Charter for Women in Astronomy

The Baltimore Charter for Women in Astronomy is a document created by Drs. Meg Urry, Laura Danly, and Ethan Schreier (all STScI) to address the concerns of women as a minority group in the field of astronomy. The document was presented to the American Astronomical Society (the premier professional...

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3GL

licence, it has been leased out for a nominal figure to several minority groups since 3GL stoped...

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Assimilation

process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture...

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Fourth World

Fourth World is a term which is used to denote several completely different things. Fourth World is used to refer to ethnic and minority groups who are not represented by a nation-state; see Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation. In the mythology of the Hopi, the current world is the...

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Punky Reggae Party

against racial minority groups, the fusion between punk and reggae was imminent. The result was the...

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Guizhou

. Economy Demographics Guizhou is one of the provinces that contains the most minority groups. The minority groups account for more than 37% of the total population and they include Yao, Miao, Yi, Qiang... Bridges . These were built by the Dong minority people. Huangguoshu Waterfall, the biggest waterfall in...

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Persecution

majority group persecuting a minority group, since the reverse is usually impractical, although... instance, a movement which is publicly or implicitly identified with a minority group — such as a... are not part of the movement. This persecution might in turn radicalize the minority group...

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