According to Twine (2011) , what changes occur in the lives of white women who have families with black men?

A) They elevate their social status by proving they are not racist.
B) They lose some racial privilege through their relationships with their husbands.
C) They are less likely to become mothers because of their fears for their children.
D) They are less likely to divorce because of deeper intimacies with their husbands.

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Jermon Buchanan · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  According to Twine (2011), white women who have families with black men experience a downward mobility in terms of their social status and privilege because they are no longer seen as fully white or fully privileged in a racist society. This loss of racial privilege is a significant change in their lives. While there may be individual cases where white women feel the need to prove they are not racist or have fears for their children, these are not universal or consistent experiences for all white women in these relationships. There is also no evidence to suggest that these relationships result in a lower likelihood of divorce or deeper intimacies with their husbands.

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