Mixing races, maintaining racism? Considering the connection between interracial families, social distance, and racial inequality

Bratter, Jenifer L.; Campbell, Mary E.

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“…Furthermore, these uniquely intimate relationships are crucial to understanding and influencing intergroup relations (e.g., Thai et al, 2022). For example, racial preferences in intimate relationships are said to reflect and reinforce racial hierarchies (Auelua-Toomey & Roberts, 2023;Bratter & Campbell, 2023).…”

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“…Notably, to our knowledge, we are the first to examine the association between intergroup anxiety and having children with an outgroup member. As having children with an outgroup member may be more anxietyprovoking than simply dating an outgroup member, such a measure may be more informative for understanding intergroup relations (e.g.,Bogardus, 1933; but seeBratter & Campbell, 2023 for a critical discussion).…”

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When Harry met Meghan (got married, had a baby, and “Megxited”): Intergroup anxiety, ingroup norms, and racialized categorization as predictors of receptivity to interracial romances

Paterson,

Hodson,

Turner

2023

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Despite being frequently met with disapproval, interracial romantic relationships have the potential to transform intergroup relations through marriage and children. However, relatively little is known about the receptivity to these important intergroup relationships. Capitalizing on three historical events involving a world‐famous interracial couple, Prince Harry and Meghan, we expand the intergroup relations literature by longitudinally and cross‐sectionally examining White Briton's perceptions and receptivity to interracial romances. Study 1 (N = 585) showed that intergroup anxiety around the couple's wedding was longitudinally associated with less receptivity to interracial dating and less favorable intergroup attitudes a month later, even when controlling for strong autoregressive paths. Study 2 (N = 402), conducted around the birth of the couple's son (Archie), found that intergroup anxiety (negatively) and favorable ingroup norms (positively) were longitudinally associated with receptivity to intergroup romances and favorable intergroup attitudes a month later in statistically conservative tests. Study 3 (N = 507), conducted at the time of the so‐called “Megxit,” cross‐sectionally found that media exposure to Meghan was positively associated with favorable ingroup norms which was, again, related to positive intergroup outcomes. However, these associations were suppressed by the perception that Meghan had tainted the Royal Family which was, in turn, negatively associated with the intergroup outcomes. Moderation analyses across the studies revealed these associations were often stronger for those who categorized the biracial Royals as more Black (vs. White). Together, the novel research highlights the often‐complex perceptions and longitudinal predictors of interracial romances and does so in historic social contexts.

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When Harry met Meghan (got married, had a baby, and “Megxited”): Intergroup anxiety, ingroup norms, and racialized categorization as predictors of receptivity to interracial romances

Paterson,

Hodson,

Turner

2023

J Applied Social Pyschol

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The causal effect of skin color bias in online dating

Santana

2024

Social Science Research

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Interracial Unions and Racial Assortative Mating in an Age of Growing Diversity, Shifting Intimate Relationships, and Emerging Technologies

Lundquist,

Lin,

Curington

2024

Annual Review of Sociology

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While racial assortative mating and interracial unions have been a central interest in the study of race relations and family demography since the early twentieth century, there have been marked changes in the social contexts in which these processes have taken place in recent decades. This review article examines three important shifts: (a) the rise of population diversity and its impact on traditional views of racial integration, (b) the changing institution of marriage in American life, and (c) the increasing centrality of technology. We discuss how these societal shifts have challenged traditional understandings of preferences, opportunities, and intermediaries in the mate selection process, as well as new opportunities for interracial intimacy that these changes have introduced. We conclude with a discussion on conceptual issues and promising future research directions.

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Mixing races, maintaining racism? Considering the connection between interracial families, social distance, and racial inequality

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When Harry met Meghan (got married, had a baby, and “Megxited”): Intergroup anxiety, ingroup norms, and racialized categorization as predictors of receptivity to interracial romances

When Harry met Meghan (got married, had a baby, and “Megxited”): Intergroup anxiety, ingroup norms, and racialized categorization as predictors of receptivity to interracial romances

The causal effect of skin color bias in online dating

Interracial Unions and Racial Assortative Mating in an Age of Growing Diversity, Shifting Intimate Relationships, and Emerging Technologies

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