Interracial Marriage
Although
more young adults are dating and cohabiting with someone of a different
race, the study found that interracial relationships are considerably
less likely than same-race relationships to lead to marriage, though
this trend has weakened in recent years. Interracial marriages can
include the union of Asians, Hispanics, Blacks, Whites, and any other
group. However, when people talk about race relations, the focus is on
Blacks and Whites. No matter what ethnic groups are involved, one major
result of these marriages are children. After reviewing this material
and reading the associated articles, the reader should have a strong
understanding of the issues surrounding children of interracial
marriages, and the problems parents encounter with their mixed race
children. In addition, the reader should have a better understanding of
the history of interracial marriages.
Children from interracial marriages are no longer denied the same
benefits and privileges as the children prior to Loving. Celebrities
like Tiger Woods may have changed society's views on interracial
children, but are there more serious effects on these children than what
is shown by Tiger Woods?There were many justifications to uphold the
laws which stated that marriage between races were forbidden and
criminal. Three major justifications are explained : White supremacy,
protection of White womanhood, and the prevention of mixed race
offspring. The third justification was based on popular belief that
children of interracial marriages were mentally and physically inferior
to pure White race children.12 These racist beliefs concerning the
inferiority of mixed race children were not confined to the uneducated
masses. The science of Eugenics also supported the belief that children
produced from these interracial marriages were inferior. The science is
based on the proposition that most human ills are hereditary and that
the human race can be perfected by encouraging the mating of healthy
productive stock and discouraging the reproduction among the less fit.13
Thus, bans on interracial marriages were supported by science and
non-science means.
List of Interracial Marriage Sites
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www.christianadvice.net/interacial_marriage.htm
marriagepartner.com/talk/messages/8/15078.html
www.loveshack.org/forums/t119435/
www.interracialmatch.com/guest?tid=
hispanicpundit.com/?p=1053
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