Relationship Between Dominant Groups And Minorities

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THE DOMINANT GROUP AND MINORITIES

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The dominant group needs and wishes revolve around being better than the minority groups, they feel superior and tend to believe that minority groups should not have what they do not have. They believe they are better beings and insist on living in better neighborhoods, their children attend better schools, they earn higher incomes and they have better jobs (Bell, 2005). They are ready to do anything to maintain their position in the society even if it means sacrificing the minority. The relationship between the dominant group and the African Americans has

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