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Racial intermarriage pairings.

V K Fu1

  • 1Department of Sociology, UCLA, 2201 Hershey Hall, Box 951551, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551, USA. vfu@ucla.edu

Demography
|June 8, 2001
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Racial intermarriage patterns differ from endogamous marriages, with some pairings reflecting a racial hierarchy. Black and Mexican American marriages with whites suggest disadvantage, unlike Japanese American marriages.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Demography
  • Racial and Ethnic Studies

Background:

  • Previous research on racial intermarriage often uses prevalence to gauge group boundary strength.
  • These studies frequently overlook the specific characteristics and patterns within intermarriage pairings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the characteristics of intermarried couples to understand the nature of racial group boundaries.
  • To investigate whether intermarriage pairings reflect a racial status hierarchy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the 1990 U.S. Census Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS).
  • Examined patterns and characteristics of couples involved in both intermarriages and endogamous marriages.

Main Results:

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  • Intermarriages exhibit distinct patterns compared to endogamous marriages.
  • Marriage patterns for Black and Mexican American individuals with White individuals suggest a racial status hierarchy disadvantaging these minority groups.
  • Marriages between Japanese Americans and White individuals did not show similar disadvantages, indicating boundary crossing did not negatively impact couple characteristics.

    • Conclusions:

    • The nature of intermarriage pairings provides deeper insights into racial group boundaries than prevalence alone.
    • A generalized racial status hierarchy influences intermarriage patterns for certain minority groups in the United States.
    • Intermarriage outcomes vary significantly across different racial and ethnic groups.