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Article: A note on family acceptance involving interracial friendships and romantic relationships.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Psychology
- Article date:
- May 1, 1995
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There have been a number of investigations into interracial friendships and romantic relationships (Davidson & Schneider, 1992; Hallinan & Williams, 1987; Jarmon, 1980; Patterson, Sedlacek, & Perry, 1984). Previous research has shown that Blacks have a more favorable attitude toward interracial romantic relationships than Whites (Davidson & Schneider, 1992), and that more Blacks than Whites believe that interracial relationships of any degree are unacceptable to Whites (Jarmon, 1980; Passer & Taylor, 1991; Todd, McKinney, Harris, Chadderton, & Small, 1992). Hallinan and Teixeira (1987) also found that interracial relationships diminish with age.
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