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Which of the following is true for sociological sense of minority? |
Groups that are minorities in statistical sense are minorities in sociological sense Minorities are small, but privileged group Members of minority should form a collectivity Extremally wealthy people are referred to as minorities |
Members of minority should form a collectivity |
The correct answer is Option 3: Members of minority should form a collectivity The sociological sense of minority implies that the members of the minority form a collectivity – that is, they have a strong sense of group solidarity, a feeling of togetherness and belonging. This is linked to disadvantage because the experience of being subjected to prejudice and discrimination usually heightens feelings of intra-group loyalty and interests (Giddens 2001:248). Thus, groups that may be minorities in a statistical sense, such as people who are left-handed or people born on 29th February, are not minorities in the sociological sense because they do not form a collectivity. |
