Defining a person as lower in status or social position if that person has just one
Ancestor who was a member of a lower group in the society's hierarchy
A) is called racism
B) is called the rule of hypodescent
C) is called ethnocentrism
D) a and c are correct
E) none of the above is correct

Question

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The rule of hypodescent is the practice of assigning a person with mixed racial heritage to the race or social status of the subordinate group.

Defining a Person as Lower in Status or Social Position