Applying the hypothesis to black-white intermarriage would suggest marrying up socioeconomically on the part of a white person, who, in effect, trades socially defined superior racial status for the economically superior status of a middle- or upper-middle class black partner.

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The statement describes the concept of status exchange, where a white person trades their socially defined superior racial status for the economically superior status of a middle- or upper-middle-class black partner in the context of black-white intermarriage.

Applying the Hypothesis to Black-White Intermarriage Would Suggest Marrying Up