Gendered Black Exclusion: The Persistence of Racial Stereotypes Among Daters |
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Authors: | James A Bany Belinda Robnett Cynthia Feliciano |
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Institution: | 1. American Cultures Studies, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Suite 4404B, Los Angeles, CA, 90045-2659, USA 2. Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, 4297 Social Sciences Plaza B, Irvine, CA, 92697-5100, USA 3. Department of Sociology, Department of Chicano/Latino Studies, University of California, Irvine, 2265 Social Science Plaza B, Irvine, CA, 92697-5100, USA
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Abstract: | Employing questionnaires of 381 college students, this study examines the reasons why Latinos, Asians, and whites choose to include or exclude blacks as potential dates. First, we find that past structural explanations for low rates of interracial intimacy explain current disparities less among young people today. Only 10 % of respondents cited a structural explanation, lack of familiarity, or contact, as the reason they excluded blacks as possible dates. Second, the reasons for black exclusion vary across racial–ethnic–gender groups. Among non-blacks, whites were the most open to dating blacks, followed by Latinos and Asians. Asians and Latinos were more likely to exclude blacks because of social disapproval, and whites were more likely to exclude blacks because of physical attraction. Black women were more highly excluded than black men and more excluded because of their perceived aggressive personalities or behavior and physical attraction. Black men were more excluded because of social disapproval. Thus, persistent racial ideology continues to drive the social distance between blacks and non-blacks, particularly toward black females. |
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