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The term "minority group" has different usages, depending on the context.According to its common usage, the term minority group can simply be understood in terms of demographic sizes within a population: i.e. a group in society with the least number of individuals, or less than half, is a "minority".
A dominant minority, also called elite dominance, is a minority group that wields political, economic, or cultural dominance in a country, despite representing only a subset of the overall population (a demographic minority). [citation needed] Dominant minorities are also known as alien elites if they are recent immigrants. [citation needed]
This category is for issues of concern to minorities, it is not intended to list minority ethnic groups since most ethnic groups can be considered to be minorities in one context or another. For a complete listing of ethnic groups organized by religion, nationality, country of origin, and other criteria, see Category:Ethnic groups
A sexual minority is a demographic whose sexual identity, orientation or practices differ from the majority of the surrounding society. Primarily used to refer to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or non-heterosexual individuals, [1] [2] it can also refer to transgender, [3] non-binary (including third gender [4]) or intersex individuals.
When asked if an organization was "sufficiently diverse," responses differed between certain groups. White men and minority groups have different definitions of “sufficient” diversity Skip to ...
Underrepresented groups in computing, a subset of the STEM fields, include Hispanics, and African-Americans. In the United States in 2015, Hispanics were 15% of the population and African-Americans were 13%, but their representation in the workforces of major tech companies in technical positions typically runs less than 5% and 3%, respectively ...
An ethnoreligious group (or an ethno-religious group) is a grouping of people who are unified by a common religious and ethnic background. [ 1 ] Furthermore, the term ethno-religious group , along with ethno-regional and ethno-linguistic groups , is a sub-category of ethnicity and is used as evidence of belief in a common culture and ancestry .
Collectively, these groups are said to constitute 85 percent of the global population. Therefore, terms like ethnic minority, person of color, visible minority, and BAME were criticized as racializing ethnicity. [4] [5] [6] However, the term "global majority" has been challenged on two fronts.