Minority Groups
Definition
Minority groups refer to a category of people who are differentiated from the social majority, often through characteristics such as race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. They typically have less power or representation compared to the majority group.
Analogy
Think of a bag of mixed candies where most are red and blue but there are only a few yellow and green ones. The yellow and green candies represent minority groups - they're part of the mix but in smaller numbers.
Related terms
Ethnicity: This refers to shared cultural practices, perspectives, and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another.
Discrimination: This is unjust or prejudiced treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights equal to those of whites.
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