Interracial marriages vs. Cohabitation
Cohabitation is the agreement in which two individuals choose to stay under the same roof for a temporary or permanent period based on having an intimate association. This situation is witnessed in unmarried couples. Research has shown that Cohabitation results to racial and tribal variations. For example, as much as cohabitation adds the number of premarital pregnancy cases in females, its effect is greatly felt in Mexicans than the populations of the Black and White races.
Cohabitation hastens the change to wedlock in White females during the premarital period but does not have any influence on the Black women compared to the effect it has on Puerto Ricans (Lindsay 187). These findings are based on statistics from several family patterns and tribal categories. Experiences in cohabitation vary in terms of race because the wedlock industry outlines the unification incidents. For example, other racial minorities have a small probability of marrying than the White race, and hence they opt to marry at older ages (Raley 975).
Cohabitation experiences also differentiate in the racial aspect because attitudes help in forming cohabitation. For instance, females in the black race set a superior premium on financial solidity than the White females. Childbearing outlines in Cohabitation also vary among several ethnicities. In pregnant females, the rate of cohabitation speeds the transformation to wedlock in the White and Hispanic races. This aspect leads to the reason why the Black races have the most probability to apply cohabitation as a permanent replacement for marriage
In addition, these minor races, which experience cohabitation, have minimal probability of resulting to marriages than White people. Interracial marriages take place when two persons from different racial backgrounds or origin decide to marry each other. In the past, interracial marriages were not as accepted as in the case of the current society. This was because of the country facing problems like slavery, whereby citizens of the White race would dominate over other races including Blacks, Mexicans and Indians among others.
Therefore, the White people wanted to have power and control by influencing the state’s policies to go against the idea of legalizing interracial marriages. During the Slavery period, the White people opposed to the marriage unions between Blacks and Whites because they believed it would lead to issues such as social inequalities since the White people were perceived as being of a high societal class than those of the Black race. Therefore, the Whites did not want the Blacks to benefit from their reputation and hence the reason they opposed the idea of interracial marriages.
When viewing interracial marriages based on gender, males of the Black and White races out wed more than the females. However, in ethnicities such as Asia and Mexico, the females tend to out wed more compared to their male equals because of their desire in accomplishing a democratic marriage (Roberta 242). Black females are displayed as purposeful beauty models and hence are viewed as having a high level of strength, confidence and boldness, which minimizes their appeal among males of all ethnicities (Roberta 243).
Works Cited
Coles, Roberta L. Race & Family: A Structural Approach. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, 2006. Print.
Hixson, Lindsay. Reconceptualizing Cohabitation: Commitment Among Nonmarried Heterosexual Couples. 2008. Print.
Raley, R K. “A Shortage of Marriageable Men? a Note on the Role of Cohabitation in Black-White Differences in Marriage Rates.” American Sociological Review. 61.6 (1996): 973-983. Print.
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