Measuring Hypodescent in the Social Categorization of Multiracial Targets

Individuals of multiracial descent are often categorized and perceived as belonging to the socially subordinate (i.e. non-White) racial group, according to the rule of hypodescent, a product of the history of racial discrimination and segregation in the United States. This paper describes two studie...

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Main Author: Preda, Matthew Steven
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2018
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550153980
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6588&context=etd