Conflict among minority groups

Conflict between minority groups may be fostered by the dominant group in order to maintain its domination. A group which is aspiring to join or come closer to the dominant group may despise its origins and suppress other groups which are still in a subordinate position. In the competition for available privileges, one subordinate minority might feel another is detracting from its chances, or it might see a privileged minority as the cause of its ills.

1. Social conflict
2. Plural society tensions

1. Tribal conflicts within states
2. Scapegoats
3. Inter-faith friction
4. Ethnic conflict

1. Threatened and vulnerable minorities
2. Social fragmentation
3. Illegal armed groups

1. Underprivileged religious minorities
2. Stereotypes
3. Segregation
4. Denial of right to liberty
5. Colonialism

1. Dictatorship of the majority

1. Sectarian violence
2. Secession
3. Racial conflict
4. Fragmentation of communist parties

1. Conflict