Title: Examples of prejudice & discrimination in society today (article) | Khan Academy
Headings: Examples of discrimination in society today
Examples of discrimination in society today
What is discrimination?
Discrimination in the workplace
Minority groups and marginalization
Fighting back!
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Content: Because of this research study, the Congress was asked to fund a $300 million program to provide mentoring and other support to help former prisoners to get jobs. Minority groups and marginalization
Certain groups in society are less powerful than others. Sociologists refer to those who do the discriminating as the dominant group. This dominant group is the group with the most power, greatest privilege, and highest social status. This does not mean that the dominant group is the majority group in terms of numbers. A small dominant group can still hold power over the majority. On the other hand, minority groups are people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who see themselves as objects of collective discrimination. These minority groups are often marginalized. This means they are confined to an unimportant or powerless position within a society. Marginalized groups are socially excluded, disadvantaged, and often at the fringe of society.