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ethnic minority  

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  • This signifies a population within a society that is clearly identified by distinctive origins and culture: migrants from Pakistan to Britain and their descendants, for example. As with most social categories, this entity is defined from at least four different perspectives: from within the ethnic minority, from without by lay members of the wider society, by policy experts and officials, and by the professional social scientist. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology; Ethnic Minority]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ethnic_minority

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