hyperdescent

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ descent.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

hyperdescent (uncountable)

  1. The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially dominant of the parents' races.
    • 2002, Joel Perlmann, The New Race Question: How the Census Counts Multiracial Individuals:
      In contrast, American Indians have generally been identified by hyperdescent, a principle that stipulates some minimum amount of ancestry as a necessary condition for qualification.

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