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Article: INTERRACIAL DATING ATTITUDES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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Six-hundred-twenty university students completed an anonymous confidential questionnaire designed to assess attitudes toward interracial dating. Almost one fourth (24.2%) reported having dated interracially and almost half (49.6%) expressed an openness to become involved in an interracial relationship. Blacks, cohabitants, and those with previous interracial dating experience were significantly more likely to express an openness to become involved in an interracial relationship. Implications for university faculty, therapists, and students are suggested.
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