- Minority | Definition Facts | Britannica
The lack of significant distinguishing characteristics keeps certain groups from being classified as minorities
- Minority group - Wikipedia
According to common usage, it can be defined simply as a group in society with the least number of individuals, or less than half of a population Usually a minority group is disempowered relative to the majority, and that characteristic lends itself to different applications of the term minority
- A List of Minority Groups [by - Ongig Blog
Minority groups describe racially, ethnically, or culturally distinct groups that are not in a larger majority group Wikipedia says:
- Ethnic and Racial Minorities Socioeconomic Status
Racial and ethnic minorities have worse overall health than that of White Americans Health disparities may stem from economic determinants, education, geography and neighborhood, environment, lower quality care, inadequate access to care, inability to navigate the system, provider ignorance or bias, and stress (Bahls, 2011)
- About minorities and human rights | OHCHR
Minorities exist in every country of the world, enriching the diversity of their societies Minority identity is understood to involve subjective and objective elements The self-identification of the person concerned is taken to be determinative
- Who Are Minorities? - Encyclopedia. com
Who Are Minorities? MINORITIES ARE A GROWING PERCENTAGE OF THE NATION The U S Census Bureau reports that in July 2004 the U S population totaled 293 7 million people Of that number, 197 8 million people (67 3%) identified themselves as white alone The other 32 7% were members of one or more minority racial or ethnic groups
- Minorities | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
Virtually all countries in the world have minorities within their populations Who are minorities under international law?
- 16 Minority Group Examples - Helpful Professor
Minority groups include religious, cultural, ethnic, political, gender and sexually diverse, and disabled groups Below are examples of each A religious minority is often persecuted for their religious practices (or lack thereof), and stereotyped as different and untrustworthy
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