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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".
The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.
Minority rights are the normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class, religious, linguistic or gender and sexual minorities, and also the collective rights accorded to any minority group. Civil-rights movements often seek
When "Anglo-Celtic" ethnic groups are considered together, they make up a majority of Australia's population overall (58% estimated in 2018 [95]). When considered as one group, European Australians make up 57.2% of the population (including 46% North-West European and 11.2% Southern and Eastern European).
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 ...
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
Distinct minority groups cannot join together in coalitions to claim their votes are diluted in redistricting cases under the Voting Rights Act, a divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday ...
Minority rights, individual and collective rights of minority groups; Ethnic group, an ethnicity; Minority influence, a form of social influence; Minority language, a language spoken by a minority of the population; Minority-serving institution, a term in American higher education; Minority business enterprise, American business term