Identify and describe the six major patterns of minority and dominant group relations
What will be an ideal response
(1 ) Genocide is the practice or policy by the dominant group of systematically destroying the minority group members.
(2 ) Population transfer is the expulsion, either directly or indirectly, of the minority group from a given area.
(3 ) Internal colonialism occurs when the dominant group exploits the minority groups in the society by using social institutions to deny them the full benefits of the society.
(4 ) Segregation is the formal separation of racial and ethnic groups in order to ensure that the groups have minimal contact with each other.
(5 ) Assimilation is the process, either forced or permissible, by which a minority is absorbed into the mainstream culture.
(6 ) Multiculturalism is a policy that permits or encourages minority groups to maintain their separate identities, yet participate fully in the society's social institutions.
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