A Minority Group Is a Group

question 73

Multiple Choice

A minority group is a group

• A)that is set apart from others because of physical differences.
• B)that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.
• C)whose members have significantly less control over their own lives than the members of a dominant group.
• D)that has reached very moral decisions about a way of life.

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