I. Introduction Theoretically, people have become more and more willing to have relationships with other races and ethnics. No matter what the obstacle people have to face, interracial marriage is also increasing continuously in this modern world. Intermarriage is defined as marriage between a man and woman of various groups, as races, religions, ethnic groups, or tribes.In other words, intermarriage means marriage between people of different groups, as between a white person and a black person or between a Christian and a Muslim. Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law (in merriam-webster dictionary). The history of miscegenation started in 1614 in North America between John Rolfe
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There are variety of ethnics which marry together. Some people believe that intermarriage can enable to learn new culture. Others think that it is difficult to understand each other. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to be elaborate on the issue of intermarriage in terms of significance intermarriage, race-ethnics, and impact of intermarriage.
II. Significance of Intermarriage In general, people are likely to marry someone who is close to them like coming from the same country or same culture. This inclination is like a homogamy, and the interracial intermarriage is the conflict with homogamy. Ethnicity is one of many reasons that has effect on the selection of a couple but it can be the main dividing line in America (Lee and Edmonston, 2005).
A. Antimiscegenation Laws
In the present, there exists freedom for marriage between the people of two different ethnicities in America, but it does not mean they support that. Antimiscegenation laws, laws against marriage between whites and other races, were normal in America from colonial times to the 20th century. The main reason of Antimiscegenation laws were to prevent matrimony between whites and personal determined nonwhite in order to keep the power and benefit of whites and support trustful at that time related with pureness, racial separation, and dissimilarity (Lee et. al,
There are variety of ethnics which marry together. Some people believe that intermarriage can enable to learn new culture. Others think that it is difficult to understand each other. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to be elaborate on the issue of intermarriage in terms of significance intermarriage, race-ethnics, and impact of intermarriage.
II. Significance of Intermarriage In general, people are likely to marry someone who is close to them like coming from the same country or same culture. This inclination is like a homogamy, and the interracial intermarriage is the conflict with homogamy. Ethnicity is one of many reasons that has effect on the selection of a couple but it can be the main dividing line in America (Lee and Edmonston, 2005).
A. Antimiscegenation Laws
In the present, there exists freedom for marriage between the people of two different ethnicities in America, but it does not mean they support that. Antimiscegenation laws, laws against marriage between whites and other races, were normal in America from colonial times to the 20th century. The main reason of Antimiscegenation laws were to prevent matrimony between whites and personal determined nonwhite in order to keep the power and benefit of whites and support trustful at that time related with pureness, racial separation, and dissimilarity (Lee et. al,