Sociology Of Interracial Dating
The Never Ending Blending
Sociology 101
Introduction
In the past few years there have been numerous studies and hundreds of research about interracial dating. People may wonder why there are studies for such a seemingly simple topic. After all, the media has now targeted gay and lesbian marriages so it would seem as if that topic would over shadow interracial dating. But because it does not get the main attention does not mean it is not an issue to many. There are millions of civilians who have come to accept the idea of dating outside their own ethnicity and would like to spread the idea of multiculturalism. On the flipside, however, there are still millions who still hold the belief that one must engage within their own race …show more content…
You see interracial couples everywhere -- in videos, on Grey's Anatomy, grinning through commercials, sashaying through movies, beaming from ads, walking down the street. Interracial relationships are everywhere. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, interracial marriages more than doubled from 1980-2000, from 651,000 to 1.46 million. That's a lot of intermingling. Rosalind Cummings-Yeates gives an answer to this question. In here article “Interracial Dating:Five Myths, Five Facts” she states that while acceptance has increased and interracial dating occurs more often than it did decades ago, only a small percentage of people actually marry someone from another race or ethnic group. Despite the numbers and the visibility of mixed race couples, they represent only about 2.9 percent of total marriages, according to the census bureau. In 2002, there were a total of 57,919 marriages and about 1,674 of these were interracial. Even though social trends point to the popularity of multicultural dating, the majority of Americans still marry the guy or girl next door (Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Happen Magazine). The point is that majority of people still date within their own …show more content…
Now, although discrimination against these relationships does exist, it tends to be more subtle and more often come from family members or within the ethnic group represented. "I've never had a problem with stares or people denying us service "says Greg. "My family, on the other hand, is not at all happy with the situation. And if we're out and there is a sista' around, she will most likely roll her eyes and make it clear what she thinks of me."
Although Greg's experience isn't unusual, there are often as many interracial relationships that foster understanding as those that inspire resentment. "My family used to think that Mexican food was the only good thing Mexicans had to offer," admits Cheryl, a white woman married to a Mexican man. "We've been married for four years now and they have been exposed to a wide range of Latino culture -- music, art and dance. They now have respect for the people and the culture. It's amazing now that they realize how small-minded and ignorant they had
Sociology 101
Introduction
In the past few years there have been numerous studies and hundreds of research about interracial dating. People may wonder why there are studies for such a seemingly simple topic. After all, the media has now targeted gay and lesbian marriages so it would seem as if that topic would over shadow interracial dating. But because it does not get the main attention does not mean it is not an issue to many. There are millions of civilians who have come to accept the idea of dating outside their own ethnicity and would like to spread the idea of multiculturalism. On the flipside, however, there are still millions who still hold the belief that one must engage within their own race …show more content…
You see interracial couples everywhere -- in videos, on Grey's Anatomy, grinning through commercials, sashaying through movies, beaming from ads, walking down the street. Interracial relationships are everywhere. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, interracial marriages more than doubled from 1980-2000, from 651,000 to 1.46 million. That's a lot of intermingling. Rosalind Cummings-Yeates gives an answer to this question. In here article “Interracial Dating:Five Myths, Five Facts” she states that while acceptance has increased and interracial dating occurs more often than it did decades ago, only a small percentage of people actually marry someone from another race or ethnic group. Despite the numbers and the visibility of mixed race couples, they represent only about 2.9 percent of total marriages, according to the census bureau. In 2002, there were a total of 57,919 marriages and about 1,674 of these were interracial. Even though social trends point to the popularity of multicultural dating, the majority of Americans still marry the guy or girl next door (Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Happen Magazine). The point is that majority of people still date within their own …show more content…
Now, although discrimination against these relationships does exist, it tends to be more subtle and more often come from family members or within the ethnic group represented. "I've never had a problem with stares or people denying us service "says Greg. "My family, on the other hand, is not at all happy with the situation. And if we're out and there is a sista' around, she will most likely roll her eyes and make it clear what she thinks of me."
Although Greg's experience isn't unusual, there are often as many interracial relationships that foster understanding as those that inspire resentment. "My family used to think that Mexican food was the only good thing Mexicans had to offer," admits Cheryl, a white woman married to a Mexican man. "We've been married for four years now and they have been exposed to a wide range of Latino culture -- music, art and dance. They now have respect for the people and the culture. It's amazing now that they realize how small-minded and ignorant they had