Interracial Relationships Research Articles

Are Interracial Couples at Higher Risk of Multiple Chronic Conditions? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample.

Interracial relationships are becoming increasingly common in the United States, yet the physical health status of individuals in interracial relationships is not well understood. Using 18years of pooled data from the National Health Interview Study (2001-2018) (N = 264, 891), we compared the odds of having multiple chronic conditions (MCC) among adults in interracial and same-race unions. We anticipate that individuals in interracial relationships may be at higher risk of MCC than individuals in same-race relationships due to increased exposure to stressors associated with crossing racial boundaries. Findings indicate that the implications of interracial relationships on MCC depended on the racial composition of the couple. We found that White-Black couples had higher odds of MCC than both White-White and Black-Black couples, but Asian-Black and Hispanic-Black couples did not differ from their same-race couple counterparts, indicating a pronounced and unique health disadvantage for White adults paired with Black adults. We also found that Asian-White and Hispanic-White couples had higher odds of MCC relative to their same-race counterparts. In addition, minority-minority couples generally did not differ from their same-race minority couple counterparts in terms of MCC. The results of the study provide new insights into how the racial composition of interracial unions impacts health and how a closer proximity to Whiteness may be a health risk for some minority groups.

Morphological Characterization and Assessment of Genetic Variability, Character Association using MOORA Method

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“Korean Women All Make Bad Wives”: Misogyny and Nationalism in Online Discourses Promoting Interracial Relationships Between Korean Men and White Women

South Korea, which has, for a long time, prided itself as a mono-racial nation, is experiencing a significant shift in its demographic from racial homogeneity to multi-raciality. Such change is fueled by the rise in interracial relationships between Korean men and non-Korean women. In this article, I address the question: How are Korean masculinity and national identity reconceptualized through interracial relationships? I build on feminist theories on race and eroticism to critically examine the YouTube videos uploaded by couples comprised of Korean men and white women. These videos garner hundreds of thousands of views and become spaces of lively debate about issues of masculinity, nationalism, and femininity. I argue that the viewer responses to the videos mobilize misogynistic binaries that pit supposedly problematic Korean women against the supposedly ideal white women. I demonstrate how misogyny in Korea is being rearticulated to conform to the nation’s demographic shift.

Postracial Queer Romance: A Close Reading of Anthony Bowens and Michael Pavano's Interracial Relationship in YouTube (and Beyond)

This essay is a close reading of YouTube's Michael & Anthony's video content in which mixed-race Black male pro wrestler Anthony Bowens and his white boyfriend Michael Pavano's romance is represented. The goal is to deploy queer of color critique to unpack how the interracial aspects of Bowens and Pavano's romance offer moments to question, critique, and reimagine the queer politics of interracial dating. Three themes emerge from this reading: reconstructing masc/femme coupling trope, counteracting interraciality, and optimism (and pessimism). This essay considers how Bowens and Pavano's romance reifies or resists postracialism working with the LGBTQ+ liberation movement.

Thinking About Race in American Fiction and Origin

America has been multicultural from the beginning of the country’s inception. Blacks and whites have lived together throughout this history. The movies have also evolved during their history to include relations between subcultural groups, especially between Blacks and whites. Depictions of racial relations have evolved through different stages in the movies over time. Recent movies have displayed some new features. Blacks are affected by accounts of race that depict interracial relations and the constraints on African Americans. White views about race in general and Blacks in particular have had a major impact on the lives of African Americans. A new form of race depictions has emerged recently, as shown in two new films, American Fiction and Origin.

Inter-Cultural Marriages: Challenges and Coping Strategies in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study was to examine inter-cultural marriages in terms of the challenges and coping strategies in Ini local government area of Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The area of the study was Ini local government area, Akwa Ibom State. The population of one thousand, two hundred and fifty-four couples were into inter-cultural marriages in Ini L.G.A. Purposive random sampling technique was used in selecting the married couples that was used for the respondents. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire which was validated by three expects. The sample size was 300. The major findings includes 10 prospects of inter-cultural marriage which were heightened cultural awareness and empathy, people are more tolerant in inter-cultural marriages than others, children of inter-cultural marriages feel affinity from the cultures of both parents among others with mean ranged from 3.06 to 3.50 and standard deviations ranged from 0.48 to 1.06. Ten challenges of inter-cultural marriages were identified with mean ranged from 3.07 to 3.53 while the standard deviations ranged from 0.50 to 0.94. 10 coping strategies of inter-cultural marriage were identified. This study recommends that couples who intend to go into intercultural marriages must understand clearly from the start what their companions will bring to the marriage, habits and attitudes learned from his/her family and friends and be carefully discussed before marriage and after marriage.

Livros brancos, imagens negras: uma abordagem (in)disciplinar

This paper aims to contribute with elements for the problematisation, expansion, and improvement of the study of African history textbooks in Brazilian education. Textbooks are often limited by new stereotypes, with images that erase the violence present in interracial relationships. On the other hand, the authorship of these images in textbooks still does not belong, for the most part, to black artists and intellectuals. We propose an approach to the art of Rosana Paulino, with the aim of thinking about how her work: a) incorporates elements that allow us to recognise the presence of black women in the contemporary artistic context; b) calls into question the proliferation of a vision of the world that excludes women; and c) profiles any content of African History from an anti-racist horizon.

Exploration of the Legal Mechanism for Mediating Family Relationships in Intercultural Marriages

Exploration of the Legal Mechanism for Mediating Family Relationships in Intercultural Marriages

The chemistry of sanitizing alcohols and the discussion about science, media, and the pandemic: teaching for interethnic and interracial relations in distance learning

Resumo: Neste artigo buscou-se discutir e analisar o ensino remoto de química de saneantes em tempos de Covid-19 e os discursos sobre os elementos da mídia, ciência e pandemia, com a implementação da educação para as relações étnico-raciais com estudantes da educação básica, no projeto de letramento racial, o projeto Afrocientista. Com aspectos de uma pesquisa afrocêntrica, a intervenção pedagógica desenvolvida ocorreu com estudantes da escola pública e de periferia da Grande Goiânia, no estado de Goiás. Os dados foram analisados a partir da hermenêutica da profundidade do dispositivo polirracional do conhecimento químico. Os resultados apontam que, mesmo frente às limitações do ensino remoto, foi possível discutir sobre o conceito de função alcóolica, ainda que com a dificuldade do movimento circular das dimensões do conhecimento químico, como também as interfaces dos meios de comunicação e do conhecimento científico diante da pandemia da Covid-19 e as vivências da população afro-brasileira.

Pearson v. Pearson: A Story of Slavery, Marriage, and the West, Told in Black and White

This Article is a narrative history of a relationship between a white man named Richard and a Black woman named Laura that started in slavery and ended twenty-seven years later in a trial over whether they were husband and wife. The story follows some of the usual plotlines. Richard purchased Laura at a slave sale and brought her to his home in Missouri; he then married a white woman and they had a daughter together. Within a few years, however, that marriage fell apart, and soon after, Richard allegedly freed Laura and the two of them went to California and built a life together. Twenty years later, after Richard died, Richard’s long-lost daughter brought suit in a California courtroom. She sought to eject Laura from the home she shared with Richard on the theory she, rather than Laura, was Richard’s sole surviving heir and entitled to his large estate. This Article recreates the story of Richard and Laura to offer an intimate glimpse into the complexities of interracial relationships during slavery and the decades that followed. It is built out of the trial transcripts—which until now have remained hidden for 150 years—and relies heavily on the actual words of the lawyers, witnesses, and litigants to shape the narrative. The uniqueness of this approach is also what provides its value. Relying on their words and voices, this Article shines a light on how the parties and the participants saw their world, not on how others saw it for them. Richard and Laura’s story is also noteworthy in that it spans several decades and unfolds over several milestones—slavery, the Gold Rush, and westward expansion—creating the opportunity to expand our understanding of the individual experiences of people involved in Black-white relationships beyond what is typically found in the literature. Hearing about their story, and about the courtroom battle over the legitimacy of their relationship, provides context for why interracial families, even today, continue to suffer from minor indignities and open hostilities simply because they broke the norm.

Representations of Interracial relationships in Voices in the Night and On the Face of the Waters by Flora Annie Steel

Representations of Interracial relationships in Voices in the Night and On the Face of the Waters by Flora Annie Steel

Modern Challenges of Individuals in Interracial Relationships in a Racialized Society: A Thematic Analysis

Since laws prohibiting interracial marriages were abolished, the United States has seen an increase in interracial relationships. Individuals in interracial relationships experience the typical challenges of partnered life; however, these relationships also have the potential to face additional challenges existing in a racialized society. Individuals in interracial relationships are experiencing increased anxiety due to heated public debate concerning racial justice, immigration reform, and even direct attacks on certain minority groups. This analysis investigates the challenges of interracial relationships and provides clinicians with insight into their unique challenges. Further, this article discusses implications for clinicians encountering this population in clinical settings.

Public Attitudes Toward Interracial Relationships: A Case Study on Gender Comparison

In recent years, interracial relationships have been widely discussed in China. By analyzing public attitudes towards interracial relationships, this paper provides an overview of peoples different attitudes toward womens interracial relationships and mens interracial relationships on Chinese social media. It introduces three cases of interracial relationships, including two womens interracial relationships and one mens interracial relationship and compares peoples different attitudes. This approach explains why Chinese social media users have such different attitudes from the perspective of ethnocentrism and patriarchy. Through a combination of theory and examples, the study points out that ethnocentrism causes people to think negatively about interracial relationships, while patriarchy leads to gender differences in attitudes toward interracial relationships, which is a double standard. Additionally, this research highlights that the discrimination and stigmatization of interracial relationships and female groups can be improved in the long term by the policymakers efforts through publicity and education.

Social Spheres of Protection and Threat: The Experiences of Black Men Married to White Women

The number of interracial marriages in the United States has increased to one-in-six among recently married couples. Therefore, researchers and clinicians need the knowledge and skills to effectively serve such families. The current qualitative study, part of a larger mixed-methods project, reports on findings from interviews with 10 Black men married to White women. A central theme emerged related to experiences of these Black men of safety, threats, and feeling the need to provide protection for his family across different social spheres related to their interracial relationship. This theme emerged across six social spheres: the Couple, their Children, the men’s Extended Family, In-laws, Friends, and the larger Macrosystem. These six spheres were experienced as protected, threatening, or mixed in terms of safety related to race issues. Direct quotes are provided to illustrate these six spheres and their levels of protection. Implications for clinical practice with interracial couples are offered.

Love on campus: College students of color, racial identity, and interracial dating

AbstractObjectiveThis study explores the relationship between racial identity and interracial dating patterns.BackgroundWe draw on multiple literatures, including research on race and interracial dating, and the importance of racial identity on well‐being and mental health outcomes.MethodUtilizing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen we assess how dimensions of racial identity predict likelihood of interracial dating for Black, Asian, and Hispanic students enrolled at elite, predominantly White institutions of higher education.ResultsMultiple dimensions of racial identity predict whether Black or Asian students have dated interracially, and Hispanic students were more likely to have dated interracially than either Asian or Black students. School‐level characteristics, like the percentage of students who are White at each school, are the most consistent predictors of interracial dating patterns.ConclusionsOur findings contribute to broader work on how interracial dating practices (in this case, specifically for college students of color) are influenced not just by the race and gender of the individuals but specifically the salience of their racial identity.ImplicationsThis study expands the potential research utility of racial identity measures and adds greater nuance to analyses of interracial relationships among emerging adults.

Post-racial politics and the mandate to desire: interracial love as liberation in Bridgerton

ABSTRACT Shonda Rhimes’ latest televisual sensation updates her post-racial and post-feminist fantasies for a post-Trump world. Discarding her trademark colorblind casting, Bridgerton confronts racial tensions and gender disparities within a fanciful reimagining of the aristocracy of colonial Britain. Yet, in a move familiar to longtime viewers of Shondaland, the means of resistance to such injustice is gratuitous displays of interracial relationships. Bridgerton constructs a historical fantasy that centers authentic love and desire as the exclusive mechanism for constructing a post-racial and post-feminist society. Through love, the English aristocracy is transformed into a permissive, racially inclusive matriarchy wherein one’s duty is to live and love authentically. While previous scholarship has contextualized Rhimes’ work within neoliberalism, I argue that the racial and gendered politics of Bridgerton are more adeptly understood through Fisher’s theory of capitalist realism, which describes contemporary capitalism’s investment in mystifying authority and equating authentic consumption with identity construction.

Dangerous Intercourse: Gender and Interracial Relations in the American Colonial Philippines, 1898–1946 Tessa Winkelmann

<i>Dangerous Intercourse: Gender and Interracial Relations in the American Colonial Philippines, 1898–1946</i> Tessa Winkelmann

Cognitive Dissonance and the Maintenance of a Positive Self‐Concept among Interracially Partnered Whites

This article analyzes the narratives of 40 partners in white/non‐white interracial relationships about their experiences navigating race across racially homogenous spaces. Both partners of color and white partners constructed rural areas, the South, and suburbs as racially hostile areas they avoided when possible. When discussing the white settings couples frequented socially, however, the narratives of partners of color and white partners diverged. Whereas partners of color characterized these settings as marked by more subtle racism, white partners characterized them as progressive and non‐racist. However, white partners unwittingly contradicted this as they recounted recurrent instances of interpersonal racism. Cognitive dissonance theory posits when individuals' beliefs and/or behaviors are threatening to their self‐concept, they will engage in activities to maintain a positive conception of themselves. Using cognitive dissonance theory as a guiding framework, this article suggests the inconsistencies in whites' narratives reflect a cognitive dissonance in which white partners' self‐concept as progressive and non‐racist is threatened by their association with whites who engage in racist rhetoric. Consequently, white partners dismiss, rationalize, and/or minimize the racism they encounter in order to maintain a positive conception of other whites, and thereby themselves.

Representation of National Identity on the Net

Introduction. The purpose of the article is to study and construct the typology of situations of the national identity actualization of young people in the digital space. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the study of the constructing national identity process as a result of the assimilation of institutional nation-building, passed through the filters of personal attitudes, that can be observed in the variability of representing national identity ways in various social situations. The relevance is conditioned by modern socio-political conditions and the need for in-depth study of the category of national identity.Methodology and sources. The research methodology is based on the approaches of social constructivism (the nation as an “imaginary community” by B. Anderson), symbolic interactionism (the dramatic approach of I. Goffmann), ethno-symbolism (everyday nationalism of J. Hutchinson) and memory studies (cultural memory of J. Assman). The research method is a discourse analysis of blogs in TikTok and Instagram, the unit of analysis is a blog as a case, sample size made up 127 cases. The collection of empirical data took place from 01.26.2022 to 03.10.2022.Results and discussion. The digital space provides the conditions for the maximum degree of intensity of the national identity representation, which can be represented in social networks by a wide variety of forms (costume, text, music, image, scenery, etc.). The following types of representation of national identity in the network have been identified: national identity as a “profession”, as “fandom”, national identity in the context of constant updating (migrants, intercultural marriage), in the context of everyday life, situational national identity, lack of a specific national identity.Conclusion. The conducted empirical research allows to construct the typology of situations of national identity of young people representations in the network. The typology is based on the degree of intensity of national identity representation. The typology can be represented as a continuum, on one pole of which there is a vivid representation of national identity, on the other - an active blurring and confusion of national markers.

Ethnic Related Challenges and Coping Strategies of Couples in Intercultural Marriages in Elmina

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify potential ethnic-related challenges in intercultural marriages and uncover some of the coping strategies applied by couples to cope with these challenges and it was based on the double ABCX model of stress and coping. Twenty (20) intercultural couples were interviewed individually and data was analyzed using the QSRNVIVO 9 computer software. Results revealed that the intercultural couples studied had common ethnic-related challenges such as: family disapproval, language and communication barriers, cultural norms, raising children and cultural traditions. Coping strategies included humor, seeking professional help, social support networks, supportive communication, binding daily chores and care and loving actions. It was revealed that these couples were committed to their marriage and each other and they believed that they could overcome whatever challenge that may come their way. This study recommends among other things that counselors should use culture as a lens to explore the differences and opportunities in intercultural marriages needed to create stability and balance in their homes.