Author : Belinda Joyce Madison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780496516469
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (164 download)
Book Synopsis What is the Contemporary Experience of African American Male College Students Regarding Interracial Dating? by : Belinda Joyce Madison
Download or read book What is the Contemporary Experience of African American Male College Students Regarding Interracial Dating? written by Belinda Joyce Madison and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing number of teenagers are dating outside of their race, and they are redefining the status quo for relationships. This study was conducted to investigate the experience of black college males who interracially date. This study engaged qualitative methodology through interviews of a convenience sample of eight African American males of traditional college age. the interview questions were designed to elicit from the subjects their subjective experience of interracial dating. the results revealed an openness to talk about the experience of interracial dating, which was not supported by previous research. Indicators suggested that there might be a preference to date outside one's race for the experience and not the expectant rewards of the general exchange theory. Mothers played a significant role in the decision-making process of how the experiences of dating would be interpreted by the participants in the study. the black male reported that the white female had greater acceptance then other females in three areas: white females were reported to be less demanding, less sexually inhibited and more assertive. None of the participants disapproved of their experience of dating interracially, and all reported a willingness to date a white female in the future. the findings suggest that black males in this particular sample consider white females as viable dating partners and relational counterparts.