Interracial Relationships in the United States.

Paper Summary:

This paper explores how people feel about interracial relationships and takes a look at the advantages and disadvantages of being in an interracial relationship. Providing statistics on prevalent interracial relationships, the author points out how interracial couples in straight and gay relationships have been on the rise in recent years even though there are some people who believe that races should not mix. Attributing to a degree, the acceptance of interracial relationships is influenced by geographic location, the paper also discusses transracial adoption. This paper includes graphs.

Outline:
Introduction
Advantages and Disadvantages of an Interracial Relationship
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"As a result of the history of racial relations in the United States, interracial relationships have long been controversial. Although the controversy over interracial relationships has always existed and continues to exist, the number of interracial couples has continued to rise. There are all types of interracial relationships including Straight and Gay Relationships and also interracial adoptions."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Berg, Thomas C. "Order in the Court: How Judges Should Think." The Christian Century 27 Dec. 2003: 26+.
• Crawford, Franklin. New study examines interracial marriage and cohabitation patterns among America's diverse black populations. July 25, 2006http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/july06/blacks.marry.fac.html
• Henderson, Shirley. "Is Love Becoming Color Blind? Young Adults Embrace Interracial Dating." Ebony Mar. 2007: 147+. Interracial Relationships Graph. U. S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/tabsMS-3.txt
• Kaminer, Wendy. "Is America Ready for Civil Government?." Free Inquiry Apr.-May 2004: 14+.

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