A Note on Family Acceptance Involving Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships

Choosing Mixed Methods in Examining Attitudes Toward Interracial Marriages in Sweden

“…Several prior studies in the U.S. that examine attitudes specifically towards interracial marriage among whites show that gender does not affect attitudes towards interracial marriage (Johnson and Jacobson 2005;Hughes and Tuch 2003;Wilson and Jacobson 1995), while other studies show that men are more willing to interracially date than women (Yancey 2009;Yancey 2002;Gardyn 2002;Todd et al 1992). Moreover Mills and Daly's study shows that female respondents reports more negative prejudicial attitudes towards interracial relationships than male respondents (Mills and Daly 1995). Hirschl and others' study showed that marriage enhances the odds of affluence significantly for female and not as significantly for male; therefore the decision to marry becomes more important to female than male (Hirschl, Altobelli and Rank 2003).…”

“…Prior surveys on attitudes towards interracial marriage in the U.S. show various results when it comes to statistically significant differences in response between the genders (Johnson and Jacobson 2005;Hughes and Tuch 2003;Wilson and Jacobson 1995;Yancey 2009;Yancey 2002;Mills and Daly 1995). General studies on mate selection shows that women place more focus on race compared to men (Stewart, Stinnett and Rosenfeld 2000;Fisman et al 2006): A qualitative study by Frankenberg indicated that women are more concerned with racial boundaries in marriage, especially when the racial groups are seen as different and stigmatized (Frankenberg 1993).…”

Effects of defendant and victim race on perceptions of juvenile sex offenders

“…For instance, interracial couples, as compared with same-race couples, are perceived more negatively, as less compatible, and as being less supported and accepted by family members (Carrasco, 2007;Lewandowski & Jackson, 2001;Harrison & Esqueda, 2000;Mills, Daly, Longmore, & Kilbride, 1995a;Ross, 2005). For instance, in an experiment in which a couple's racial composition was varied between subjects, Lewandowski and Jackson (2001) found that, as compared with White women and White men in same-race relationships, White women married to Black men were perceived as less psychologically adjusted and less traditional, while White men married to Black women were thought to be less successful on a professional level and less competent (Lewandowski & Jackson, 2001).…”

Social Context Factors and Attitudes toward Interracial Relationships on a South African University Campus

“…These studies have found that on the whole AfricanAmericans are more accepting of such relationships than their white counterparts (see e.g. Knox, Zusman, Buffington & Hemphill, 2000;Lee, Campbell & Miller, 1991;Mills, Daly, Longmore & Kilbride, 1995). Ross (2004) found that African-American college students have a more favourable perception of interracial relationships than their white counterparts regardless of gender.…”