Interracial Relationships

All relationships have their ups and their downs, their good times and their bad times, no matter who you or your partner is. ... Interracial relationships are not anything new to my generation or even to the few generations before me, for that matter. ... Now that interracial relationships and marriages are no longer illegal and are becoming more common, partners must deal with a variety of problems unique to a mixed-race union. ... Problems are to be expected in almost any relationship. Couples who date or marry interracial, however, have a more difficult time overcoming the dilemmas that a...

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Interracial dating is not just limited at all to just black and white relationships. ... A trend is starting to form in the way of interracial dating. ... Another negative effect of interracial dating is that there are now names or slurs to make fun of people from interracial marriages. ... As I have shown you, interracial dating has become a good thing. ... I was fortunate enough to have an interracial relationship and it taught me things about another's culture that I appreciate now. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fred and Anita Prinzing, both Caucasians, know the troubles of interracial marriage. ... Troubles do not stop here for interracial married couples. The problems that are faced by interracial parents are mirrored in their children. ... Older children of interracial marriage parents also face problems. ... It can be seen conclusively, that parents, religion and the attitudes of people, in general, are the main causes to the friction in interracial relationships and marriages. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When applied to interracial relationships, it is the cause of many problems, including family conflicts. ... People in interracial relationships have more things given to them to overcome, as opposed to people within their race having a relationship. ... Upon meeting "each others' families, interracial couples are made them more aware that their relationship is interracial".(1) 2. ... Which family members see it as an obligation ,and agree with an interracial relationship being wrong. 2. ... Which is why family members not approving of an interracial relationship are so common. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Interracial Marriages The law forbidding interracial marriage was terminated in 1967, and in the midst of rapid racial change, one fact is unmistakable: A growing number of Americans are showing that we all can get along by forming relationships and families that cross all color lines. ... Society tends to concentrate on skin color when looking at a couple, which makes it very hard to overcome the struggles of being in an interracial relationship. ... Interracial marriages are extremely important to study since the rate of such relationships continues to increase. When adolescents and youn...

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• Grade Level: High School

Tim Mclauren's except from Keeper of the Moon, depicts the joy and sadness of interracial friendship. ... Friends that have grown up with each other and have been together for a long time, like Tim and LJ in Keeper of the Moon, have a stronger relationship no matter what happens. ... In most cases, the joys of interracial friendships are visible. ... There are countless interracial friendships in the world. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Perspectives on Interracial Relationships."" ... It discusses how interracial relationships are different than other kinds of relationships, and accounts for why this is. ... "Outsiders- have their own perspective on interracial relationships. ... "Outsiders- also believe that an interracial relationship is driven by sex, which in turn. ... It is their "interracial relationships sub-culture."" ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Just like in previous times, interracial relationships weren't excepted. ... Interracial relationships will always be an ongoing dilemma, when it comes to being in an interracial marriage, to raising children who are biracial or trying to reach out to others from different ethnic backgrounds in the community that you live in. Being able to love someone with a different ethnic background from yours will always challenge people who are racist, or people who are biased towards interracial relationships. People who are against interracial relationships should honor interracial romance. ... So...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When asked if their interracial marriage had effected their primary focus friends the majority said no. Only a few of the interviewee's had friends who were interracially married. ... Attitudes Towards Public Reaction and Controversy Surrounding Interracial marriages When asked if they felt interracial marriage is still viewed negatively, as in the past, all the interracially married interviewee said yes. ... They all said that it strengthened their relationship. ... However, when asked if they might one day be in a relationship with someone of a different race, all but 1 said ...

• Word Count: 820
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School