Essay On Interracial Dating

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Many would agree that segregation is no longer a pressing issue. Although it has been outlawed since 1954, society still implements a similar mindset, especially directed towards interracial dating. Some still believe that people of different races should not form relationships, while others deem it as acceptable. The following researchers use methods like surveys and interviews to analyze the connections between societal judgment and involvement in such relationships. Each study, providing slightly more insight than the previous, suggests the fear of social conflict creates skepticism towards mixed relations. HARPER, C. E., & YEUNG, F. P. (2015). COLLEGE STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS AND EXPERIENCES AS PREDICTORS OF INTERRACIAL DATING. College Student Journal, 49(4), 599-609. …show more content…

and Fanny P. Yeung surveyed a population of juniors at UCLA, previously questioned by The Campus Life in America Student Survey (CLASS) as freshmen, to better understand how the student’s opinions towards interracial dating change over time. Harper and Yeung compare time spent in a diversely populated area with an increase in open-mindedness towards multiracial relations. Moreover, this study discusses how open minded individuals are 1.3 times as likely to engage in interracial relations and people in racially heterogeneous friend groups are twice as likely. As people become comfortable with other racial groups, they are inclined to disprove stereotypes, allowing them to trust one another. This study is insightful because unlike the general population, a diversified university results in more interracial exposure, social comfort, and open-mindedness, resulting in a higher chance of mixed relations. It is, however, limited because it focuses more or attitudes instead of

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