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Ethnicit y and mi norit y United Kingdom. Michaela Žiklová , LS 2009-2010. Minority. Minority is a group of people of a society that does not build a politically dominant voting majority.
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Ethnicity and minority United Kingdom Michaela Žiklová, LS 2009-2010
Minority Minority is a group of people of a society that does not build a politically dominant voting majority. It is subnormal to the dominant group because of its social status, education, employment, wealth and political power.
Minority • Suffersdiscrimination • Disaproval of dominant group towardscharacteristics of a minority • Collective identity • Rules of belonging to a group • Singled out
Typesofminorities • Ethnic group • People with disabilities • “Age minorities” • Sexual minorities • Gender minority • Religious minorities
Ethnicity • Minority group • Differentlanguage, nationality, religion, culture, origin, race • The presence of ethnic minorities is the cause of colonization or migration • long-termpresence on the territory where it has lived • Are citizens of the state