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N14 Interracial marriage
- 2. Objective • 1. to properly explain interracial marriage • 2. to show the factors affecting interracial marriage • 3. to show the current situation of interracial marriage • 4. to have the students formulate their stand on interracial marriage
- 3. What is Interracial Marriage? •Two people •Different culture or ethnic group •Continually Increasing
- 5. •Laws were enacted to keep the races separate and to prohibit marriages (between Caucasians and African Americans) • first anti-miscegenation law in the United States Growth of Interracial Marriage
- 6. • Loving v. Virginia - Supreme Court of United States - declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional Growth of Interracial Marriage
- 7. •Rapid growth in early twenty first century •Interracial Marriages in China involving Shanghainese and individuals from other countries are increasing Growth of Interracial Marriage
- 8. Growth of Interracial Marriage •Interracial marriages have become more common for some racial and ethnic groups. •only 1.2 percent of black women and 3.6 percent of black males engage in interracial marriages
- 9. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 White Black Asian American Indian Interracial Marriages Vary by Race
- 11. •Negative societal attitudes •Black-Caucasian unions have the lowest frequency of occurrence •Reciprocation of Love Difficulties in Interracial Marriage
- 12. •Asian Americans engage in more interracial relationships •Marriage Regulation Act (Mongolians i.e., Chinese, Japanese, Koreans) •The said law was extended to Malays (i.e., Filipinos) Difficulties in Interracial Marriage
- 13. •Bok-Lim Kim •WORLD WAR II •Marriages between Asian Women and U.S. Military became a legacy Difficulties in Interracial Marriage
- 14. • Low socioeconomic status of many of the women who lived near U.S. military bases • Low self-esteem experienced • Low economic conditions • Undaunted courage and optimism Difficulties in Interracial Marriage
- 15. •Asian women often carry the burden of cultural norms •Interracial marriage reduces the pool of eligible men and women who could otherwise engage in same-culture unions •Distinct groups of Asians may disappear within a few generations Difficulties in Interracial Marriage
- 16. Difficulties in Interracial Marriage • Myths • Richard Watts and Richard Henriksen -they studied about the marriage of Caucasian females and black males -"Biracial children will always be referred to as black and, therefore, should have a black mother."
- 17. REASONS FOR ENTERING IN INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES
- 18. • “People should first look inside themselves before they look at others and judge them. They should remember that a couple is made up of two people, not two races or cultures. Like other women, I was attracted to my husband because he is considerate, caring, and someone I enjoy spending time with. . . . Healthy families raise healthy children no matter the race or culture of the parents.” (Watts and Henriksen 1999, p. 70)
- 19. •Shared common interests •Attractiveness of the partner •Shared similar entertainment interests •Socioeconomic similarity Reasons for Entering in Interracial Marriages
- 20. •Propinquity - strongest predictor of whether or not the individual will engage in interracial dating Reasons for Entering in Interracial Marriages
- 21. •Acculturation -cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture Merriam Webster Dictionary, http://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary/acculturation Reasons for Entering in Interracial Marriages
- 22. Reasons for Entering in Interracial Marriages •Assimilation a process by which members of an ethni c minority group lose cultural characteristics t hat distinguish them from the dominant cultural group or take on the cultura l characteristics of another group. The Free Dictionary, http://medical- dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cultural+assimilation
- 24. •Older • more educated •have higher incomes - all factors seen as increasing marital stability. Resiliency in Interracial Marriages
- 25. Resiliency in Interracial Marriages •lower incomes • less education -Vulnerable to Marital difficulties
- 26. • Anna Y. Chan and Elaine Wethington (1998) - more stable and involve fewer conflicts - tend to develop mature coping and conflict-resolution styles Factors that could Facilitate Resiliency in Interracial Marriages
- 27. Factors that could Facilitate Resiliency in Interracial Marriages • tend to have superior resources for coping with the problems they encounter •tend to build support networks of like
- 31. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF YOUR INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIP?
- 32. THE MALE SIDE
- 33. Advantages • It broadens each other intellectual, emotional and spiritual horizons and it taught us in practical term (rather than seeing it in movies or read in books) about understanding and tolerance. • It gave us beautiful looking mix raced children better than if they come from a single race.
- 34. Disadvantages •Need more effort and time to understand and appreciate each other strength and challenges •Distance, but none that cannot be overcome by love for each other and love for our children
- 35. DID YOU FACTOR IN EACH OTHER’S RACES BEFORE GOING INTO A RELATIONSHIP?
- 36. •That is a silly question! Love is emotion and emotion is not logic. Of course not! We saw each other and we fell in love, full stop ... Don't they know that love is blind.
- 37. DID ANYONE OBJECT TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
- 38. •No one objected on a racial basis.
- 39. THE FEMALE SIDE
- 40. Advantages •Marami kang matututunan sa isat isa (culture, norms, traditions ng country) kaya mas lumalawak pa yung idea mo and mas na aapreciate mo ung ganda ng bawat culture o lugar ng country nila
- 41. Disadvantages •Distance, (in a sense na ang work niya nasa ibang lugar) masakit, malungkot kasi syempre yung taong mahal mo malayo sayo pero lagi ko naman na lalampasan ng pag mamahal ko saknya yung mga nararamdaman ko na yun. Tyaka mahirap mag alaga ng mga anak pag wala ung “other half” mo. Pero kita mo, nagawa ko man baga.
- 42. DID YOU FACTOR IN EACH OTHER’S RACES BEFORE GOING INTO A RELATIONSHIP?
- 43. •Hindi dahil hindi naman yan ang tunay na sukatan ng pag ibig. Kung mahal niyo ang isat isa ( sa tamang edad at panahon) eh hindi niyo na iisipin yung mga bagay na ganun kasi mahal niyo nga ang isa’t isa. Hindi ko inisip kung sino siya, kung ano siya o kung anong meron siya. Ang inisip ko eh ung pag mamahal ko saknya.
- 44. DID ANYONE OBJECT TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
- 45. • Akala ko nga meron mag tatanggi nung una, kasi hindi naman talaga ginagawa ung magkaibang o interracial marriage na yan. Syempre Chinese papa mo, eh diba ang kultura ng china eh ang Chinese para sa Chinese kaya ako talaga akala ko mag kakateleserye moment kami ng daddy mo na madaming mag tututol. Pero Maganda naman ang nagging kalabasan nung nag aminan kami sa isat isa dahil wala naman nag bawal sa relationship namin.
- 46. Conclusion • We must openly view Interracial Marriages. The number of Interracial Marriages is increasing and people involved need more understanding and openness from us. When people exert effort to understand culture and beliefs which are prevalent to the world, then harmonization will be stably established for the greater good of all.