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minority groups in society  

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  • Minorities are social groups whose members have less control over their fate than do members of dominant segments of society, who commonly hold minorities in low regard. Thus, minorities are defined with respect to their position within a society's hierarchy in terms of (a) power or control that group members have over their lives, (b) status or prestige afforded to group membership, or (c) both. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Minority Groups in Society]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-V2Q30ZW8-T

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