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N14 Interracial marriage
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- 2. Objective • 1. toproperly 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 InterracialMarriage? •Two people •Different culture or ethnic group •Continually Increasing
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- 5. •Laws were enactedto 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 inearly twenty first century •Interracial Marriages in China involving Shanghainese and individuals from other countries are increasing Growth of Interracial Marriage
- 8. Growth of InterracialMarriage •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 AsianAmerican Indian Interracial Marriages Vary by Race
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- 11. •Negative societal attitudes •Black-Caucasianunions have the lowest frequency of occurrence •Reciprocation of Love Difficulties in Interracial Marriage
- 12. •Asian Americans engagein 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 WARII •Marriages between Asian Women and U.S. Military became a legacy Difficulties in Interracial Marriage
- 14. • Low socioeconomicstatus 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 oftencarry 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 ININTERRACIAL MARRIAGES
- 18. • “People shouldfirst 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 •Attractivenessof the partner •Shared similar entertainment interests •Socioeconomic similarity Reasons for Entering in Interracial Marriages
- 20. •Propinquity - strongest predictorof whether or not the individual will engage in interracial dating Reasons for Entering in Interracial Marriages
- 21. •Acculturation -cultural modification ofan 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 Enteringin 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
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- 24. •Older • more educated •havehigher incomes - all factors seen as increasing marital stability. Resiliency in Interracial Marriages
- 25. Resiliency in InterracialMarriages •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 couldFacilitate Resiliency in Interracial Marriages • tend to have superior resources for coping with the problems they encounter •tend to build support networks of like
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- 31. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGESAND DISADVANTAGES OF YOUR INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIP?
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- 33. Advantages • It broadenseach 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 effortand 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 FACTORIN EACH OTHER’S RACES BEFORE GOING INTO A RELATIONSHIP?
- 36. •That is asilly 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 TOYOUR RELATIONSHIP?
- 38. •No one objectedon a racial basis.
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- 40. Advantages •Marami kang matututunansa 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 asense 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 FACTORIN EACH OTHER’S RACES BEFORE GOING INTO A RELATIONSHIP?
- 43. •Hindi dahil hindinaman 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 TOYOUR RELATIONSHIP?
- 45. • Akala konga 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 mustopenly 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.