Color, culture or cousin: FSU researcher explores interracial datingPosted in Articles, Family/Parenting, Media Archive, Social Science, Texas, United States, Women on 2019-11-19 02:17Z by Steven |
Color, culture or cousin: FSU researcher explores interracial dating
Florida State University News
Tallahassee, Florida
2019-11-15
Kara Irby, News and Media Relations Specialist
 Shantel G. Buggs, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies. (FSU Photo/Bruce Palmer) |
The U.S. Census predicts America will become a majority-minority country between 2040 and 2050, with great growth projected for multiracial populations.
A new study from Florida State University researcher Shantel G. Buggs examined how this growing population of multiracial women view interracial relationships and what that illustrates about American’s broader views about race.
Buggs wanted to determine how multiracial women classify interracial relationships and what factors influence their decision to engage with a potential suitor.
“As a multiracial person myself, I was always interested in what happens when multiracial people become adults who then have to navigate relationships with other people,” Buggs said. “It was a goal of this study to debunk this racial fetishizing that is common in society today — the idea that multiracial people are more attractive, are the best of both worlds and will end racism.”
Her findings are published in the Journal of Marriage and Family…
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