is a Norwegion considered a minority?

Question

for school i had to find an explorer that was a minority, and i found Roald Amundsen, who's a Norwegion polar explorer.
i asked my brother if Norwegion people are minorities, but he said it was arguable.
do you think that my teacher would say Norwegion people don't count as minorities? or would he let it go? because apparently a caucasion is not a minority, and thats all he said about it.

(in only in 8th grade, so dont give me some technical answers or anything)

Answer 1

Not in Norway.

Answer 2

For some strange reason white people are not considered minorities, no matter what the ratio is between the different races. One third of the worlds population is Chinese, yet they are considered to be a minority. There are more East Indians than the total population of North America, yet they are considered a minority. I was born in Canada, I am half polynesian (NZ Maori), there can't be many Canadian Maoris, but because my skin is more white than black, I am not considered a minority. Something is definately wrong with this picture.

Answer 3

They would not be a minority in Noway.

However, if your teacher could be a little more explicit in what they consider to be a minority, then this could help you.

As far as white people not being a minority, perhaps your teacher could spend some time working in a country where he/she would be in the minority? I have worked abroad, where Europeans were considered and were victimised as "fair game".

Perhaps you could show someone who is a member of a minority in the place where they reside?

An explorer traveling from their country of origin to the Polar caps IMHO is not strictly a member of the minority in the sense of what I have said above.

Good luck with you assignment/homework/project.

Answer 4

I'm not sure what your teacher would say to you about it, but I think that Norwegians can count as a minority if they are/live outside of Norway. Just because they are white they can still be a minority if the majority of the population in the area is non-white. Simple as that. I see a lot of double-standard out there about it. But as far as I'm concerned I think that Norweigian people can be considered a minority.

Answer 5

Your teacher probably meant "non White" when they said minority.

If he did not settle in a foreign country he would definately not be a minorty. If he did move to America you could argue that he was a minorty in that he was not a part of the usual anglo-American heritage. If he lived in the US you could call him (but probably not his children) a cultural minority just like the Irish might have been at one time.

Answer 6

Norway is a country . I think the people there are pretty much the same as the Danes etc . not distinct to their country .

Answer 7

Not in Norway. :) "Minority", like "normal", are merely statistical terms.