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interracial dating and marriage `which is a greater predictor of whom you might choose to marry:love or social factors?.discuss. page 322 Margaret Andersen & Taylor the essentials

Predictors of Interracial Dating and Marriage

Georgina Whiters

Shorter College

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Interracial relationships and marriages have long been in existence . It was an inevitable outcome of the migration of various other races to the United States since the time of the Mayflower . Such relationships have weathered the height of social discrimination way back during the human rights movements of the sixties and have evolved from the shadows to the forefront of today 's open and well-balanced relationships between a man and a woman

In the United States , it

has always been people from the same social class or those financially equal who end up marrying , it is not necessarily out of love . These parings are usually done in to preserve a certain social and it works just fine most of the time It becomes socially unacceptable therefore for someone of a lower or more inferior social position to "marry up " and make things unpleasant for the couple because their families and friends often get involved and make dating a living hell for the couple

My researches for this have proven to me that skin color has never been an issue for any of the interracial couple . Skin color and race have no bearing on their common interests , goals , ambitions , and beliefs in life . The aforementioned are the key predictors in whether their relationship will work or not and for how long in any normal relationship . Even though such relationships have to usually struggle for acceptance in society , the couples involved do not even notice it anymore because to them , they are simply normal human beings in love with one another

Although interracial couplings made up only 2 .9 percent of marriages since 2002 according to the United States Census Bureau , these marriages seem to last longer and seem to be very widely discussed amongst local populations . It is my opinion that

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social norms , beliefs and traditions most often dictate who we should have a relationship with and eventually end up starting a family with these very norms are also the reason why such traditional hook-ups fail In the case of a relationship , the difference in race , traditions , and beliefs work to keep the pairing interesting since it becomes a learning experience for both parties . A marriage is a union of two souls that become one . It is also a life long learning experience for the spouses as they learn about their varied traditions and beliefs and work with each other towards making those clashing beliefs gel and work towards solidifying the union

The people of the 21st century have seemingly decided to turn a blind eye towards interracial couplings . This may be because the United States has become a melting pot for not only the African- Americans , but for the Asians and Hispanics as well . The greater predictor of whom one will most likely choose to love and marry is no longer based on social norms but on personal preferences regardless of skin color , race...

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