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MINORISE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- minoritized
1, record 1, English, minoritized
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Using [the term] "minoritized" makes it clear that being minoritized is about power and equity not numbers, connects racial oppression to the oppression of women, and gives us an easy way to conceive of intersectionality as being a minoritized member of a minoritized group. 1, record 1, English, - minoritized
Record 1, Key term(s)
- minoritised
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minorisé
1, record 1, French, minoris%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On parle de «groupe minorisé» pour désigner un groupe qui subit le processus d'infériorisation parce qu'il est en situation de moindre pouvoir (matériel et symbolique) par rapport au groupe majoritaire. Le concept de groupe minorisé ne renvoie donc pas à des réalités numériques, mais plutôt aux processus sociologiques de construction de catégories sociales exclues et inférieures en termes de pouvoir, un processus qu'on peut appeler minorisation ou minoration. [...] Ainsi, les ouvriers, les femmes, les peuples colonisés ou conquis ont historiquement constitué des catégories minorisées, en étant définies par une différenciation arbitraire et un rapport de pouvoir inégal. 1, record 1, French, - minoris%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-06-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- minorise 1, record 2, English, minorise
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- minoriser 1, record 2, French, minoriser
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les flamands, malgré leur supériorité numérique, étaient minorisés [...] 1, record 2, French, - minoriser
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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