Dominant groups of equal power within a societys social structure are known as co-cultural groups.

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date: 28 March 2022

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Mark P Orbe

Through this theoretical essay, we conceptualize what constitutes dominant group theory. We review existing literature on two essential aspects of dominant group theory: (1) power, privilege, and communication, and (2) co-cultural theory. Drawing from data from two recent studies, we then use the conceptual framework of co-cultural theory to genera...

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