Graduate Program
Communication Studies
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2008
Thesis Director
Melanie Mills
Thesis Committee Member
Unknown
Thesis Committee Member
Unknown
Abstract
In an attempt to uncover the social politics surrounding Black-White interracial marriages and Black-White biracial identity, this thesis investigates outsiders' and insiders' perspectives on the issues. Black and White participants of the study reported positive attitudes toward Black-White interracial marriage, while they reported negative attitudes toward Black-White biracial individuals. No statistically significant differences were found between Blacks and Whites in attitudes toward Black-White interracial marriages and Black-White biracial identity. No statistically significant differences were found between men and women, either. The insiders' reports, however, contradicted these findings. Both Black-White interracial couple and Black-White biracial adult participants of this study reported that society's (Blacks' and Whites') attitudes toward them were negative. Findings are discussed and ideas for future studies forwarded.
Recommended Citation
Manna, Yoftahe K., "The making of a middlerace: The social politics surrounding Black-White interracial marriages and Black White biracial identity" (2008). Masters Theses. 107.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/107
