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ts19998

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What is the difference between majority and minority groups?
 
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What is the difference between race and ethnic group?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A majority groups is a group that is culturally, economically, and politically dominant; the minority group is the group that is culturally, economically, and politically subordinate.

Answer to Question 2

A race is a category of people treated as distinct on account of physical characteristics to which social importance has been assigned. An ethnic group is a category whose members are thought to share a common origin and to share important determinants of a common culture.


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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