groups of people who are fewer in number or hold less power within a larger population
from Latin 'minor' (smaller) + suffix '-ity', first used in this social sense in the 1920s
The word 'minority' in sociology isn't just about numbers - it's about power dynamics, which is why women can be considered a minority even when they're half the population.
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