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    scientific objections to marriage between people who are of different ethnicities. The concern stems from a primary concern for the well-being of potential children resulting from these unions. The

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    Interracial marriage is still a very controversial topic today. Interracial marriage is a form of exogamy, which is marrying outside your family, community, clan or tribe. The breakdown of the word interracial means, "between or together pertaining to a race." What people think is an important part of society. The real meaning of race in American society has to do with social realities. The term race had a purpose, and that was to legitimize the dominance of white people over nonwhite people. We

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    Interracial Relationship Interracial marriage has been a social issue for a long time but is not talked about as much as other issues. In the journal of social issues, the topic interracial marriage is talked about in the United States of America. The editors use five objectives: discuss the concerns, examine the process, review the attitudes of people towards the interracial couple, assess the “clinical and policy implication”, and synthesize “contemporary scholarship”. The introduction begins

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    Interracial marriage takes place between people who are from different racial or ethnic groups. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, but still they facing few challenges through out the years. Loving v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court case overturned state laws banning interracial marriage. Over five decades, interracial relationships have become more common across the United States, but those couples still face some unique challenges. Interracial marriage is reasonable and

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    cultural aspects in many countries. Interracial marriage, for example, was legalized just fifty years ago in the United States and questioned whether or not the cohesion of two different races through culture is a positive outcome. Despite the worrisome idea of clashing beliefs, interracial marriage can open a new learning experience and bring acceptance amongst mixing cultures, races, and religions. To start off, the cohesion of different races through marriage have reactions that vary widely around

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    Supreme Court ruling that laws preventing interracial marriage were unconstitutional, interracial marriages were extremely rare. However, after this ruling was made, the popularity of interracial marriages began to slowly climb. Sadly, despite the increase in popularity, social acceptance of these marriages had not increased until the last twenty years (Rosentiel). According to PEW Research, a notorious research company based in Washington D.C., interracial couples are becoming more widely accepted

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    open so people can meet others of different races on one- to- one levels,” ( Passel, 2). Interracial marriage seems to be a topic that is often “set aside” until another complaint or testimony is filed. Racism has been an issue throughout the country for over 90 years. Interracial marriage should be legal, because all races are as human as another, it’s racist to make it illegal, and the descendants of interracial couples are more open to cultural studies and conversation. Martin Luther King Jr. said

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    the two articles “Children of Interracial Marriage” written by Glenn Collins and “Upbeat Interracial Ad for Old Navy Leads to Backlash. Twice.” by Richard Perez-Pena, there is a very solid link of a society and how it interacts with interracial families. Starting off her article with a hearty “what about the children?”, Collins grabs the reader’s attention immediately before delving into what research and respected field experts have to say on the matter of interracial families and children (Collins

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    scenario. Thesis statement: Society needs to become more accepting of interracial marriage. Background information Interracial marriage “The term used to describe marriages that take place between people who are from different racial or ethnic groups. Intercultural marriages are defined as marriages between people who come from two different cultural backgrounds” (encyclopedia.com). Media has been promoting interracial marriage Keeping up with the Kardashian It is a reality show about three middles

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    Interracial marriage also known as mixed marriage, miscegenation, exogamy, and multiracial, is a marriage between members of different races. It was just 44 years ago that interracial marriage was made fully legal throughout the United States, and it is becoming more common for members to marry outside of ones’ own race. The growth of interracial marriages in the United States corresponds with changes in the legal status of interracial marriages and what some would consider, little, but some changing

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