User:Evep31/Interracial marriage

TO ADD TO THE COMPLICATIONS SECTION

According to polling, there has been an increase in the number of people who view interracial marriage as acceptable. In 1972, a Gallup poll showed that 76% of the African Americans polled approved of interracial marriage while 30% of Whites polled approved. Just a few years later in 1977, percentages increased to 83% for African-Americans and 67% for Whites. Furthermore, from 1980 to 2015, the number of interracial marriages increased from 7% to 17%. Rates for blacks and whites more than doubled while rates for Hispanics and Asians stayed fairly consistent staying around the higher 20% area. In America, results obtained through polling indicated that about 87% approve of interracial marriage while about 4% did in 1958. However, these results may need to be analyzed with caution as there is research emerging that even when people agree that they approve of interracial couples, there is still evidence of disgust or disapproval when faced with certain situations.

TO ADD TO MANAGEMENT SECTION

There is evidence that interracial marriage challenges the barriers of racial identity. Not only does it oftentimes result in mixed-race children who defy these barriers, but it also could cause those who engage to either challenge or recognize their racial identities. According to studies and polling, this can mean different things for different races. For African-Americans, for example, they are likely to be treated as though they are going against the principles of their racial identities. Whites in an interracial relationship are also reported to feel as though they are more likely to recognize their own racial identity in a way they didn't before. This could mean that interracial marriage has an effect on racial construction itself.

TO ADD TO FRENCH SECTION

According to some historical research, French are less likely to display a conflictive look on interracial marriage compared to their counterparts. One study suggests that a look into their film history is a good indication of this. They display less conflict around the issue of interracial marriage in many of their culturally significant films. However, it is unknown if this is truly evidence of less social stigma around the issue or rather a way to ignore the stigma around the issue altogether.

ADD SECTION TO COMPLICATIONS ON RELIGION

Religion has been an important historical factor in interracial marriage acceptance and complications. Studies have suggested that those who are more religiously involved are less likely to be open to interracial relations. In surveys done, those who stated that religion was an important factor in who their child married were less likely to approve of the child marrying outside their race. There are also studies that have yielded similar results; in another survey, those who chose religion in being the most important factor in identifying themselves were also least likely to have been in an interracial relationship as compared to others who picked other describing or identifying factors such as race, social class, or age.