Ethnic option is a term coined by sociologist
Mary C. Waters to express her conception that ethnic identity of the descendants of white
European immigrants is flexible, symbolic and voluntary, not a definitive aspect of their identity. Waters argues that with the achievement of middle-class suburban status, ethnicity becomes a lifestyle option, a costless form of community.
See also
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Acting white
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Cultural appropriation
Cultural appropriation is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture or cultural identity, identity by members of another culture or identity in a manner perceived as inappropriate or unacknowledged. Such a controversy typically ari ...
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European Americans
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Symbolic ethnicity
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White ethnic
References
American middle class
Ethnicity
Middle class culture
Suburban culture
White American culture
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