Controversy interracial marriage

Description:Deborah Bach News and Information Interracial marriage has grown in the United States over the past few decades, and polls show that most Americans are accepting of mixed-race relationships. A study by the Pew Research Center found that interracial marriages in the U. But new research from the University of Washington suggests that reported acceptance of interracial marriage masks deeper feelings of discomfort — even disgust — that some feel about mixed-race couples. Published online in July in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and co-authored by UW postdoctoral researcher Caitlin Hudac , the study found that bias against interracial couples is associated with disgust that in turn leads interracial couples to be dehumanized. Lead author Allison Skinner , a UW postdoctoral researcher, said she undertook the study after noting a lack of in-depth research on bias toward interracial couples.

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