Describe power-threat theory as set out by Blalock

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer: [key points to be made]
*Race and national origin as important as wealth & class in making & enforcing law
*Groups in power threatened when they perceive or learn minority population percentages are increasing
*Three reactions: restricting rights of minority groups, increasing forms of symbolic segregation, and creating a threat-oriented ideological system
*Pressure to discriminate against minorities as a reaction to the threat of them gaining any power.
*Examples may include redistricting voting areas, voting restrictions, disenfranchisement, and immigration controls