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The history and definition of minority status in this country is a central consideration in our analysis of the conditions that affect the etiology, identification, assessment, incidence, and treatment of developmental psychopathology in these populations. As history clearly illustrates, the status of a minority in a country is not a function of numerical representation. In South Africa, the “minority” population created by the system of apartheid was actually the numerical majority of its habitants. Minority status is not a matter of numbers: It is a matter of access to resources and the power to determine their allocation and distribution.
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Coll, C.G., Garrido, M. (2000). Minorities in the United States. In: Sameroff, A.J., Lewis, M., Miller, S.M. (eds) Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4163-9_10
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