Davis describes seven different status positions that people of mixed races are identified by around the world:
Hypodescent Status: This means that a mixed child is assigned the status of the lower status parent group. The one drop rule would be categorized under this status. This status keep the color line in place and the whites at the top of the line of power. Following this status can cause controversy within children’s parents’ communities because the children can be accused of “denying their color.” It also makes sampling and interpreting medical and scientific results a bit problematic because the status doesn’t allow for a person to list all their races.
The In-Between Status: This assigns persons of mixed heritage a status between that …show more content…
For example, today, mestizos have the most political power in Mexico.
Highly Variable Status (Latin America):This status is achieved when people of mixed races are assigned a status that may vary from quite low to very high, depending more on wealth and education than on color or other racial traits. In other words, race influences class placement, but is only one factor when deciding that placement, and may be overcome by wealth or education.
Egalitarian Pluralism for the Racially Mixed (Hawai’i): Like the above status in Latin America, the status of mixed-race people in Hawai’i can range from low to high, depending on the education and wealth achieved. However, this status is not at all affected by color and other racial traits. Racist ideology is virtually absent in Hawai’i so there is no color ladder with a preferred color at the top.
Assimilating Minority Status: When the proportion of minority ancestry becomes ¼ or less in the next generation, children are accepted explicitly as assimilating Americans. Furthermore, these people no longer need to “pass” in order to hide their minority
Hypodescent Status: This means that a mixed child is assigned the status of the lower status parent group. The one drop rule would be categorized under this status. This status keep the color line in place and the whites at the top of the line of power. Following this status can cause controversy within children’s parents’ communities because the children can be accused of “denying their color.” It also makes sampling and interpreting medical and scientific results a bit problematic because the status doesn’t allow for a person to list all their races.
The In-Between Status: This assigns persons of mixed heritage a status between that …show more content…
For example, today, mestizos have the most political power in Mexico.
Highly Variable Status (Latin America):This status is achieved when people of mixed races are assigned a status that may vary from quite low to very high, depending more on wealth and education than on color or other racial traits. In other words, race influences class placement, but is only one factor when deciding that placement, and may be overcome by wealth or education.
Egalitarian Pluralism for the Racially Mixed (Hawai’i): Like the above status in Latin America, the status of mixed-race people in Hawai’i can range from low to high, depending on the education and wealth achieved. However, this status is not at all affected by color and other racial traits. Racist ideology is virtually absent in Hawai’i so there is no color ladder with a preferred color at the top.
Assimilating Minority Status: When the proportion of minority ancestry becomes ¼ or less in the next generation, children are accepted explicitly as assimilating Americans. Furthermore, these people no longer need to “pass” in order to hide their minority