Discrimination In Interracial Marriages

Interracial marriages face a more complicated situation than individuals who marry with someone from their own race. Some interracial marriages face discrimination from their own people, they tend to have many differences in their views about life due to their racial background, and they tend to experience discrimination from society. In this paper I am going to focus on the struggles interracial marriages face in society. I will also emphasize the struggles that these couples face with their own families, and with their own views. In addition, I will discuss how differences in culture could cause interracial relationships to struggle in their marriage. Lastly, I will provide some solutions on how professional can help interracial marriages
However, she believes that interracial marriages still face difficult times in society; especially when one of the partners is an undocumented individual (Schueths, 2015). Schueths (2015) declares that even though 50 years have passed since the prohibition of interracial marriages was considered unconstitutional, interracial marriages still experience discrimination. According to Schueths (2015), before 1967, most of the 50 states did not allow Black individuals to marry White individuals; neither Chinese to marry White individuals. According to Solsberry (1994), a couple was arrested on 1958 in Virginia because they were married; the male individual was White, and the female was African American. This type of arrests existed against interracial marriages 50 years ago. However, after the Supreme Court outlaw the prohibition of interracial marriages in 1967, now individuals can get married with whoever they desire. Solsberry (1994) explains that even though it is not against the law for interracial couples to get married, these couples still experience disapproval from society and from their family
Solsberry (1994) also explains that society has stereotyped some individuals, which is another reason why interracial marriages have stigmas. He states that in society there is a myth that African American men are violent against women, and that African American men are seeking to get White women (Solsberry, 1994). This is a myth that media has portrayed to the public, which makes it more difficult for Caucasian family members to accept White females to marry Black males. Another thing that Solsberry (1994) found was that the majority of interracial dates take place in colleges. He believes that college students are more aware on race, and most of these individuals belong to the middle class. According to Jacobson and Heaton (2008), younger generations tend to engage in interracial relationships more than the older