Stereotypes Of Interracial Marriage In The United States

In 1997, interracial marriage was illegal and unconstitutional. Interracial marriage is when two people from different ethnic groups or races get married. In this time period, there were still judgments and stereotypes against interracial couples and their children. As time went on people have been more accepting of these couples, race and religion no longer mattered when looking for a significant other. Race and religion do not matter because people are more accepting of others, are willing to make compromises and face stereotypes for their relationship. People are becoming more accepting of other people, this contributes to the increase in interfaith, and interracial couples. “The amount of people that have married people from different …show more content…
Among ages 18-37, 97% approved” (Jayson,2011).In the united states, there were many segregation laws called the jim crow laws. These laws were mostly in the south. This went own until 1964, most people were ignoring these laws other people understood that it was wrong to treat someone differently because of their skin color. The united states have come a long way since then and people are not only accepting people's differences but they are embracing them, there is more of an understanding that we are all …show more content…
With acceptance and compromise, race and religion do not matter in a marriage. “Among Jewish Americans with a non-Jewish spouse, 25 percent say they are raising their children partly Jewish and partly something else”(Hanes, 2014). The importance of this is that These couples all made a compromise, they proved it is possible to keep their religion and still raise a child that has parts of both religions as a part of their culture. “Parents were less hesitant to report their children as multiracial, reflecting recent increases in racial intermarriages as well as the greater acceptance of multiracial identities. In the 2000 Census, 42 percent of persons who reported more than one race were under age 18, compared with 25 percent of those reporting a single race.People are taking a risk of possibly facing racism and stereotyping because they are accepting of other races and religions. The importance of this is that people are ignoring the risk that comes with being together, and still have a happy marriage. They are not hiding who they are. Even though interracial couples are able to fight the stereotypes thrown at them, despite their efforts people may feel