# What makes a minority and majority
Created On: 06-18-2023 08:49 am
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Marginalization makes minorities.
In layman thinking, the demarcation between what makes a [[Societal majority]] and a [[Societal minority]] is population, which is an overtly reductive farce. This way of thinking does a disservice to the qualities and the formations of societal groups. Examples of this include:
- Financial holdings and opportunity
- Systematic influences and disparities, such as represented in [[Critical race theory (CRT)]]
- Representation and authority in private and public sectors
- And more
Therefore, it is most important to look at the societal and cultural nuances in the above ways instead of reductive thoughts around population.