Interracial Marriage Research Papers
D'ava Rolland Interracial Marriage
Interracial marriage in the United States has been fully legal in all United States, since the 1967 Supreme Court decision that looked at certain laws that were unconstitutional, with many states choosing to legalize interracial marriage at the earlier dates. Some racial groups are more likely to be noticed than others. Of the 3.6 million adults who got married in 2013, and the 58% of Native Americans, including the 28% of Asians, 19% of blacks and 7% of whites have a partner whose race was different or was unlikely common from their own. The overall numbers mask significant gender, species within some racial groups. The United States have historically promoted the concept of purity, or the separation of the races. Laws were made to keep the races separate and to result, marriages between members of different …show more content…
The stories that surround interracial couples can also be disturbing blocks to a healthy marriage. In a study conducted by Richard Watts and Richard Henriksen, Caucasian females say that, when engaged in interracial marriages with black males, they often receive the following messages: "Black men belong to black women because they will treat them better than white women" and "Biracial children will always be referred to as black and, therefore, should have a black mother." The Watts and Henriksen and the study also found that problems and difficulties are also experienced because of the stories and messages received from the Caucasian culture. These include: "Black men only marry white women for status symbols or upward mobility," "Interracial marriages do not work; therefore, you will lose your spouse to someone else," "Those who engage in interracial marriages must hate their parents," and "Those who engage in interracial relationships or marriages must have psychological
Interracial marriage in the United States has been fully legal in all United States, since the 1967 Supreme Court decision that looked at certain laws that were unconstitutional, with many states choosing to legalize interracial marriage at the earlier dates. Some racial groups are more likely to be noticed than others. Of the 3.6 million adults who got married in 2013, and the 58% of Native Americans, including the 28% of Asians, 19% of blacks and 7% of whites have a partner whose race was different or was unlikely common from their own. The overall numbers mask significant gender, species within some racial groups. The United States have historically promoted the concept of purity, or the separation of the races. Laws were made to keep the races separate and to result, marriages between members of different …show more content…
The stories that surround interracial couples can also be disturbing blocks to a healthy marriage. In a study conducted by Richard Watts and Richard Henriksen, Caucasian females say that, when engaged in interracial marriages with black males, they often receive the following messages: "Black men belong to black women because they will treat them better than white women" and "Biracial children will always be referred to as black and, therefore, should have a black mother." The Watts and Henriksen and the study also found that problems and difficulties are also experienced because of the stories and messages received from the Caucasian culture. These include: "Black men only marry white women for status symbols or upward mobility," "Interracial marriages do not work; therefore, you will lose your spouse to someone else," "Those who engage in interracial marriages must hate their parents," and "Those who engage in interracial relationships or marriages must have psychological