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dominant group

Definition of Dominant Group

(noun) Any group that has more power in a society than any subordinate group.

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Dominant Group Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: dom·i·nant group

Audio Pronunciation

– American English
– British English

Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /dAHm-uh-nuhnt grOOp/
  • British English – /dOm-i-nuhnt grOOp/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /ˈdɑmənənt grup/
  • British English – /ˈdɒmɪnənt gruːp/

Usage Note

  • Plural: dominant groups

Related Quotation

  • “Where ethnic groups are racially defined, relations among them tend toward caste. Endogamy within castes is strictly enforced, and interaction between them in intimate social settings such as peer groups, clubs, neighborhoods, and so on are minimized. Subordinate castes are usually exploited occupationally by the dominant group and experience little or no change in their collective social position” (Marger 1985:37).

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Reference

Marger, Martin. 1985. Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Works Consulted

Andersen, Margaret L., and Howard Francis Taylor. 2011. Sociology: The Essentials. 6th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Griffiths, Heather, Nathan Keirns, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Sadler, Sally Vyain, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones. 2016. Introduction to Sociology 2e. Houston, TX: OpenStax.

Henslin, James M. 2012. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. 10th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Kendall, Diana. 2011. Sociology in Our Times. 8th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

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Cite the Definition of Dominant Group

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “dominant group.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 29, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/dominant-group/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

dominant group. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/dominant-group/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “dominant group.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/dominant-group/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“dominant group.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/dominant-group/>.