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Majority and Minority Groups
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A minority, or subordinate, group is defined by lack of power relative to a majority, or dominant, group — not by size.
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Under apartheid, the numerically larger Black population held less power than the smaller White population, the dominant group.
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Reading "minority" as a headcount is the standing error students make, missing cases like apartheid, where the majority was subordinate.