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INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE 1 INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE Interracial Marriage Name of the Student Name of the University Author note Interracial marriage is the concept of wedding where the bride and the groom do not belong to the same race. People of different countries hold different views about the concept of interracial marriage (Wang, 2015). This article discusses a brief history about interracial marriage, the perceptions regarding interracial marriage, how interracial marriage benefits the newlywed couples, the children of mixed race unions and the society, at

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Running head: INTERRACIAL MARRIAGEInterracial MarriageName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
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1INTERRACIAL MARRIAGEInterracial marriage is the concept of wedding where the bride and the groom do notbelong to the same race. From the past ages, the topic of interracial marriage has been a verysensitive subject. People of different countries hold different views about the concept ofinterracial marriage (Wang, 2015).The opinion piece outlines the fact that interracial marriage constitutes a veryimportant arena in the vast field of sociology. It is a sociological topic worthy of elaboratedeliberation and exploration.This article discusses a brief history about interracial marriage, the perceptionsregarding interracial marriage, how interracial marriage benefits the newlywed couples, thechildren of mixed race unions and the society, at large. The world is divided between three segments of people regarding approval forinterracial marriage. The first segment of people is totally against the concept of interracialmarriage. They believe that a culture or a race should not be diluted by wedding two persons,who belong to different races. The second segment of people holds the belief that everyperson is born equal and must have the right to wed a person irrespective of race. Theybelieve that true love transcends all the boundaries of race, color, caste and creed. The thirdsegment of people possesses a negligent attitude towards interracial marriage. They do notcare much about races. They put more value on the personality and the temperament of thetwo persons, who are to be wedded. According to them, the subject of races in a marriageshould be left aside since the compatibility level of the two persons is the actual recipe of ahappy marital union and not the other way (Herman & Campbell, 2012).
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2INTERRACIAL MARRIAGEInterracial marriage was also prohibited in many countries including the United Statesof America, Mexico and others. Previously, interracial marriage was outlawed in manycountries. South Africa was a prominent example (Barbarin & Richter, 2013). Interracialmarriage in America was pronounced as illegal until the result of the outcome of a veryfamous legal case created major sensation in the year 1967. The famous case had an immenseeffect on the prevailing racial situation in America. This in fact led to the passing andenactment of many laws for the protection of the interracial couples. At present, interracialmarriage does not cause much ruckus in America, except in the rarest of the rarest cases inthe southern Bible belt (Hou & Myles, 2013).In the other continents, interracial marriage isalso gradually gaining affirmation. People have started to understand that instead of pollutingthe sanctity of the races, interracial marriage helps in enriching it. Worldwide, many celebritycouples also belong to different races and mixed races, thus setting a positive role model forthe public. In addition to this, the rapid increase in globalization has fuelled racial mobility.Racial mobility leads to more occurrences of interracial marriages since people of differentraces starts to take interest in cohabiting with each other. People, who discourage interracial marriage, generally do so based on ignorance,prejudiceness and intolerance. Undoubtedly, when people of different races decide to marry,it is an inevitable fact that there is going to be some friction. There will be ethical, moral,religious and cultural differences between the couples. Then, with love and patience, anydifferences can be sorted out. It is rather a false perception that two people will fail to adjustin a conjugal union due to racial differences, but racial difference is nothing but a differencein the outlook or viewpoint of life. When one spouse has a certain style of living andapproaching the life, the other spouse also gets an opportunity to broaden his or herperspective and become worldlier. Minor differences between the couples makes a marriagemore interesting instead of hampering it. Couples get to learn to see things in a new way.
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