ethnic minority
Non-dominant cultural population
An ethnic minority is a group within a larger population that differs from the majority in racial background, national origin, cultural heritage, or language.
The term is relative to context—a group that constitutes an ethnic minority in one country may be the majority elsewhere.
Ethnic minorities often face barriers to equal representation in government.
The phrase sometimes carries political weight in discussions of discrimination, civil rights, and social policy.
Family line of descent
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cultureCollective social practices
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
customs · folklore · tribal · clan · dialects · rituals · artifacts · genealogy
Range of clear sight
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- voiceSound from throat
inclusion · quota · parity · disparity · stereotypes · media portrayal · political participation · civil rights
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
naturalization · intermarriage · mainstreaming · inclusion · blending · cultural exchange · bilingualism · second generation
ancestry
Family line of descent
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cultureCollective social practices
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
lineage · customs · folklore · tribal · clan · dialects · rituals · artifacts · genealogy · cuisine
visibility
Range of clear sight
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
voice · inclusion · quota · parity · disparity · stereotypes · media portrayal · political participation · civil rights · affirmative action
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
multiculturalism · naturalization · intermarriage · mainstreaming · inclusion · blending · cultural exchange · bilingualism · second generation · code-switching
- Identity Politicsethnonationalism, tribalism, tribal identity, cultural nationalism
- Aromanianspastoralism, traditional costumes, Thessaly, language schools
- Wa peopleheadhunting, spirit worship, village chiefs
- persecutionHolocaust, pogrom, genocide, pogroms, mass murder
- refugeesrefugee camps, refugee camp, displaced persons, refugee status, refugee policy
- political prisonersprisoner of conscience, dissident, detainee, gulag prisoner, internee
ethnic minoritydominant culture
Society's prevailing belief system
white · colonizers · mainstream · establishment · WASP
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