minority problems

Japanese: minority problems(英語表記)minorityproblems
minority problems

In this case, the subordinate group is an ethnic minority, and this system of domination between ethnic groups is called 'ethnocracy.' In a society where the dominant ethnic group is numerically dominant, the relations between ethnic groups appear as 'minority problems.' For example, in the United States, the WASP majority (white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant) defines the dominant cultural and ideological mold, and everyone else (black, Latino or Hispanic, Asian) is both an ethnic minority and a minority group.

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "minority problems" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この場合,従属集団は少数民族であり,このようなエスニック集団間の支配体制を〈エスノクラシーethnocracy〉と呼ぶ。 支配的エスニック集団が数的にも優勢な社会では,エスニック集団間の関係は〈少数派問題minority problems〉としてあらわれる。たとえば,アメリカ合衆国では,ワスプ多数派(WASP=白人,アングロ・サクソン,プロテスタント)は支配的な文化的イデオロギーの鋳型を規定し,それ以外の者(黒人,ラテン系ないしスペイン語系,東洋系)は,すべて少数民族であると同時に少数派集団である。…

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