Minority
Minority (mi·nor·i·ty)
Minority (/mɪˈnɒrɪti/) is a term used to refer to a group of people who are different from the larger group in a society, often in terms of race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
Etymology
The term "minority" comes from the Latin word "minoritas", which means "smaller number". It was first used in English in the 15th century to refer to a state of being under legal age, and later evolved to refer to smaller groups within a larger population.
Related Terms
- Majority: The larger group in a society, often contrasted with the minority.
- Ethnic group: A group of people who share a common culture, language, or ancestry.
- Race (human categorization): A way of categorizing humans into large, distinct groups by heritable, physical characteristics, geographic ancestry, culture, history or social status.
- Religion: A system of beliefs, including belief in the existence of at least one of the following: a human soul or spirit, a deity or higher being, or self after death.
- Sexual orientation: A term used to refer to a person's pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, both genders, neither gender, or another gender.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Minority
- Wikipedia's article - Minority
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