Martin Sanchez-Jankowski: Quiz Question

What name was given to the type of mom-and-pop store acquired by someone who saw an emerging business opportunity from the neighborhood's changing population dynamics?

A. imperialist
B. holdout
C. trailblazer
D. indigenous
E. colonial












ANSWER: C. trailblazer

An "imperialist" establishment was one where "the store's owner, who is neither a resident nor an ethnic compatriot and has no socioeconomic connection to the neighborhood, views it as a means to make a decent living and accumulate capital and equity for socioeconomic mobility."

A "holdout" type was one where "the owner had bought and run the store back when ethnic groups that now no longer live in the neighborhood were the residents."

A "trailblazer" is the one mentioned above. It is the type of mom-and-pop store acquired by someone who saw an emerging business opportunity from the neighborhood's changing population dynamics.

An "indigenous" was one where "the store owner currently lived in the neighborhood or had lived there in the past and was a member of one of the dominant ethnic groups.

"Colonial" was made up and is not a type of mom-and-pop store.