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Interracial Marriage Challenges

The document discusses interracial marriage and why some people remain skeptical of it. Interracial marriage involves spouses from different racial or ethnic groups. While interracial marriage between white and black people has increased since the 1990s, skepticism still exists. Some reasons for skepticism include the merging of different beliefs and value systems between races, which can lead to conflict and divorce. Racial stereotyping is also an issue, with each race making assumptions about the other. Additionally, children of interracial couples often face racism and discrimination as mixed-race individuals.

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Interracial Marriage Challenges

The document discusses interracial marriage and why some people remain skeptical of it. Interracial marriage involves spouses from different racial or ethnic groups. While interracial marriage between white and black people has increased since the 1990s, skepticism still exists. Some reasons for skepticism include the merging of different beliefs and value systems between races, which can lead to conflict and divorce. Racial stereotyping is also an issue, with each race making assumptions about the other. Additionally, children of interracial couples often face racism and discrimination as mixed-race individuals.

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Interracial Marriage

Interracial marriage is a form of marriage outside a specific social group involving

spouses who belong to different races or racialized ethnicities. Interracial marriages can include

combination of White, Blacks, Asians, and any other groups. In Indonesia, interracial marriage

can be a combination of Jawa, Dayak, Bali, Sunda, and many more. However, when there is a

talk about interracial marriage, the first thing that comes to mind usually is a marriage between

White and Black.

Interracial marriage between Black and White has undergone a sharp increase since the

90’s. However, people still being skeptical about it. One of the reasons being interracial marriage

means merging two different beliefs and value system. Different beliefs and value system in

relationship can easily cause conflict that could lead to divorce. This usually happens in

interracial marriage because Black does not carry the same belief as White people do. Romano

(2003) explained that White people subconsciously believe that they are superior to people of

other races, especially black. Luory (2002) also added that Black people have a distinct racial

disadvantage in our society than a Native Americans.

Another reason why people is still skeptical about interracial marriage is because of racial

stereotyping. It is natural to assume something from someone. For example, it is easy to assume

that black people are always crack addict, or drug dealers. With this kind of stereotype, white

spouses will easily make their black partners feel offended. This will cause prejudice and conflict

in the long-term relationship. Marx (2019) added that repeated experiences with stereotype threat

may lead to greater attrition among individuals who are targeted by the stereotype.
Even if an interracial couple can go through all of disadvantages that were mentioned

above, their children will still face racism and discrimination. Mixed race people experienced a

lot more discrimination because of their racial background. They usually become a subject to

slurs or jokes, and being treated unfairly in some institution. For example, the first Black

president of United States, Barrack Obama, is not actually black, but a mixed race between

White, European-American mother, and a Black, Kenyan father. Before becoming a president, he was

often insulted, made fun of, and was not respected at all. Mixed race children from interracial couple will

frequently face this kind of harassment.

An interracial relationship is where there is marriage, sexual or romantic relations

between individuals of different races. Even though interracial relationship becoming more

common these days, people are still skeptical to it mainly because different beliefs and social

value system, stereotyping, and also the risk of having mixed race kid.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_African_Americans

https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy

Romano, R. C. (2003). Race Mixing: Black-White Marriage in Postwar America. Cambridge,

MA: Harvard University Press.


Loury, G. C. (2002). The Anatomy of Racial Inequality. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University

Press.

Marx, David M (2019). Stereotype and Prejudice. Oxford University Press.

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