Minorities

A minority group is a group is a group of people who differ in some ways from the principal or dominant group in a society. Minority groups may differ from the dominant group in a society in speech, appearance, or cultural practices. In most instances the dominant group also has greater political and economic power than the minority group, and they tend to discriminate against the minority group.
Many minority groups develop when people leave their homeland and settle in another society. Members of the minority group may sometimes move into the territory of the dominant group, either voluntarily or against their will. Another situation as to where a group becomes a minority is when, the dominant group moves into the minority groups territory and move in and take over. When these groups meet, the dominant group uses it’s greater economic and military power or other strength to control the minority group.
Most members of minority groups have fewer economic, political, and ...