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If 38% of the students are white, then white students are a minority. That's not playing with words, that's a basic understanding of words.
by kbelder 4y ago
If 38% of the students are white, then white students are a minority. That's not playing with words, that's a basic understanding of words.
- Eisenstein 4y agoYou believe that 'minority' as a demographic term literally means 'anything less than 51%'? What happens when there is no '51%+' cohesive group? At this point is not the term 'minority' meaningless since every group is now a minority?
- pwinnski 4y agoThat is, in fact, what "minority" means. When there is no 51%+ group, the largest group is a plurality. We do have words for these things.
- Eisenstein 4y agoI am referring to definition 1b: the smaller quantity or share. Which one are you referring to? Definition of minority 1a: the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole b: the smaller quantity or share 2: the group or political party having the smaller number of votes 3a: a part of a population thought of as differing from the rest of the population in some characteristics and often subjected to differential treatment b: a member of a minority group 4a: the period before a person reaches the age of majority b: the state of being a legal minor (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minority https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minority)
- guru4consulting 4y agoIf a group has 49% share, and there are 10 other groups that each have 5% share, will you still call the first group with 49% as a minority group? does n't make sense to me. As per your definition, then every group will be defined as a minority group.
- pwinnski 4y agoYes, indeed, every group under 50% is a minority group. In the scenario you outline, the group with 49% is the plurality, but no group has the majority, therefore all groups are minority groups.
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- onetimeusename 4y agowhat does "minority" mean then if not that and why are you saying that?