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MINORIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
  • Sociology
DEF

A group of people who share characteristics differing from those of the majority or dominant population, and who often experience discrimination or exclusion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
  • Sociologie
DEF

Groupe de personnes ayant des caractéristiques communes qui diffèrent de celles de la population majoritaire ou dominante, et qui font souvent l'objet de discrimination ou d'exclusion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Demografía
  • Sociología
CONT

[…] los autores coinciden en que los integrantes de las minorías presentan ciertas características comunes, como son la lengua, la religión, la cultura y las tradiciones que los identifican y los distinguen del resto de la población del Estado donde se encuentran.

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