Minority Groups: Why They Have Failed to Make Significant
Gains despite Having Lived in the U.S. For A Longer Time
The fact that minority groups have failed to make it up the ranks in the U.S. stratification system remains a query everyone has to battle with. One cannot stop to imagine how such old groups would fail to make the gains that the ordinary u.s citizens and the recent immigrants. It will be noted that the two major minority groups are African-Americans and Native Americans. The Native Americans, it is their land for all intends and purposes and still they are considered a minority group. For the African-Americans it is still a big headache for those who are studying the reasons why they have failed although there are several factors. Therefore in this topic there will be an in depth look into the reason why these groups have failed to make it in to the higher ranks of the social strata in the U.S. we will also look at reasons why the recent immigrants have overtaken the former despite having stayed long in the U.S.
Minority groups defined.
A minority group can have various definitions depending on the discipline under which it is being discussed, whether it is politically sociologically, ethnically, religiously or even according to gender. However they all relate to the same meaning referring a minority group as that has not gained recognition in the issue being discussed. Therefore, it is not always about numbers when it comes to minority groups since all the factors under which someone may term a group as minority will have to be considered. And in that case, there will be several criterions to be followed to determine a minority group.
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