Possibly some day -- but probably not in my lifetime.
What do you think?
Will intermarriage of Blacks and Whites someday reach the same levels as for white ethnics in the US?
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I hope so. However, even between white ethnic/national/religious groups, some people have trouble giving up their biases. It all depends on what criteria people use to distinguish "us" from "them." Here are some articles that might be helpful:
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceUsThem.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceCauseSolution.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceChanges.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceReduce.html
This is being answered by a white person with a black son-in-law, some black grandchildren (4 out of 11) and black great grandchildren (2 out of 3).
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceUsThem.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceCauseSolution.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceChanges.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/PrejudiceReduce.html
This is being answered by a white person with a black son-in-law, some black grandchildren (4 out of 11) and black great grandchildren (2 out of 3).
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
I doubt if biases have as much to do with choosing marital partners as PsyDag indicates. In my experience, most people choose a spouse with similar cultural backgrounds because it's the most comfortable lifestyle for them.
My ancestry was all of European descent. One of my nieces married a Filipino, but my grandchildren gravitate toward relationships with those of similar ancestry.
Eventually, we'll be a real multi-racial and multi-ethnic society -- but I think long-ingrained family habits (not racism) will continue to govern our choices of spouses.
My ancestry was all of European descent. One of my nieces married a Filipino, but my grandchildren gravitate toward relationships with those of similar ancestry.
Eventually, we'll be a real multi-racial and multi-ethnic society -- but I think long-ingrained family habits (not racism) will continue to govern our choices of spouses.
"Black-white interracial marriage has soared- after anti-miscegenation laws were struck down by the Supreme Court in 1967- from 65,000 in 1970 to 422,000 in 2005." If you would like to know from where I pulled this quotation, then I will gladly tell you.