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Hypodescent

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A racial classification system in which a person with any degree of ancestry from a subordinated racial group is classified as a member of that group, used to determine racial status in the United States.

AP course connection

Topic 2.8: 2.8 The Social Construction of Race and the Reproduction of Status

Unit 2

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