Interracial Relationship

Interracial Relationship

Introduction

Racism is something which does not defy any boundaries; it exists in every part of the world on the basis of social, cultural, religious, color and educational grounds (Fredrickson, 2011). Racial problems in the United States have a very long history. The problem of relations between members of different races for our planet is not new. In this paper we are going to discuss interracial relationships. Interracial relationships are also referred to as intercultural relationships or interethnic relationships. In the United States, during the 21st century "there were approximately 1.6 million interracial or interethnic marriages" (Troy et al., 2006). The American attitude toward interracial relationships described as ambivalent and as a historically complicated issue. The interracial couple encounters attraction for both the interpersonal and cultural experience of their partners, as well as, an ongoing development of "sensitivity to a sometimes uncomfortable alternate outlook" when confronted with status themes in society.The interracial relationship under goes a continual cycle of awareness, coping, unity, and maintenance. The purpose of this paper is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant facts and figures relating to the Intercultural Relationships with reference to a movie.

Discussion

People are neutral towards people of other races when it comes to business communication or friendship, but to build a serious romantic relationship, most still prefer to representatives of their culture. George Yancey first coined the term “African American alienation theory” to explain why African Americans show aversion to interracial dating. This theory, however, can be extended to apply to all individuals of color in explaining why they do not typically date outside their own race. In particular, the theory asserts that individuals of color choose not to date interracially because they have ostracized from white society as a whole and because of the Eurocentric bias in determining beauty and attraction (George, 2003). Despite this fact intercultural relationships in United States have increased.

Statistics

The marriages between couples of different races and ethnicities continue to rise in the U.S. and the largest growth has been among Hispanics and Asians, according to a report by the Pew Research Centre. The report, based on data from the Census Bureau says that the share of new marriages with spouses of different races or ethnic groups increased to 15.1% in 2010, while the established marriage has reached 8.4 %, 4.8 million, a record. According to the Pew Research Centre, Asians and Hispanics are the two groups with higher levels of interracial marriage. In 2010, more than a quarter of the newlyweds in each of these groups were matched with someone of another race or ethnicity.

While 17% of black's newlyweds married someone of a different race, only 9% of whites held betrothal to someone of another race, the lowest level among the groups studied. Whites are still mostly in the U.S., so that their marriages with people from minority groups make up the type most common interracial pairing in this country. Among blacks and Asians, there were "significant ...