A Minority is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their lives than members of a dominant or majority group Not limited to mathematical minority for an example women, Blacks in South Africa, Blacks in Mississippi and South Carolina in the 1920's. Minorities must always be understood in relation to others in the social structure. A minority groups lacks power, prestige, and privilege in relation to others. They are unable to achieve their will. They lack resources to support their own interests effectively. Minority groups are people who are singled out for unequal treatment. Minorities have a shared sense of identity. Minorities may actually be a numerical majority Interchangeable with subordinate
